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Euphorbia acanthothamnos
In Crete
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. acanthothamnos
Binomial name
Euphorbia acanthothamnos Heldr. & Sartori

Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Description

It is a shrub that reaches 30 cm in height. It forms a thorny cushion that blooms from March to June. It grows mainly in limestone areas.

Distribution

It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.

Taxonomy

Euphorbia acanthothamnos was described by Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. and published in Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum , ser. 2, 4: 1859. 86.

Acanthothamnos is an epithet that means "thorny bush" in Greek.

References

1. "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
2. "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
3. "Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
4. nikolakakis (2013-03-21). "Greek spiny spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos". Natural History Museum of Crete. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
5. "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

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