Euphorbia acanthothamnos explained

Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.^{[1] [2]}

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.^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.^[5]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-01-18. Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos). 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118162706/http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia_acanthothamnos.html. 2020-01-18.
2. Web site: Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos). 2021-04-28. iNaturalist.ca. en.
3. Web site: Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge. 2021-04-28. www.first-nature.com.
4. Web site: nikolakakis. 2013-03-21. Greek spiny spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos. 2021-04-28. Natural History Museum of Crete. en.
5. Web site: Tropicos. 2021-04-28. www.tropicos.org.