Euphorbia isatidifolia Lam.

Spice Fruit detail In the field

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Euphorbia

Sinònims: Euphorbia vitellina Loscos & Pardo

Catalan common name: Lletera terrera o de nap.

Spanish common name: Lechetrezna de calveros.

Province distribution: Alacant. Castelló. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Meso-xerophyll mountain fields. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Sunny stony soils.