Euphorbia characias L. subsp. characias

Spice Capsules Fruit detail Fruit In the field

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Euphorbia

Catalan common name: Lletrera visquera o de visc.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Rocky coastlines. Holm oak forest, Fields and road sides and rocky coastlines.