Euphorbia falcata
Appearance
Euphorbia falcata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. falcata
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia falcata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Euphorbia falcata (sickle spurge), is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and naturalised in other parts of the world.[2]
Two subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata: throughout the range of the species
- Euphorbia falcata subsp. macrostegia (Bornm.) O.Schwartz: restricted to Cyprus and western Turkey
References
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- ^ a b "Euphorbia falcata L." Plants of the World Online (POWO). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture (2016). Weed Risk Assessment for Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) – Sickle spurge (PDF). Raleigh: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. pp. 23 pp. Retrieved 10 February 2023.