Euphorbia falcata L.

Spice

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Euphorbia

Spanish common name: Lechetrezna tonta.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitat: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: An herbaceous, medium-sized spurge. The inflorescence has many leaves with wide bracts very characteristic of this species. Leaves fold upon themselves and have a pointed apex with a mucro, the same as the bracts. Flowers have semicircular nectaries with not very evident appendices. The seeds are adorned with a marked dorsal awn with transversal grooves.