Euphorbia peplus L.

Spice Flower detail Fruit detail In the field

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Euphorbia

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic calicole fields. Cultivated fields, path and road.

Characteristics: An annual spurge that varies greatly in size: from a few to ten centimetres in height; leaves are flat, wide and tender. Can be distinguished from other Euphorbia species as the capsule has two awns atop each coccus. Lives in disturbed areas and along roadsides. Can be found in flower year round.