Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam. subsp. inconspicua (Ball) Marie
Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
Genus : Euphorbia
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : March. April. May. June.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Cliff faces.
IUCN Category : En peligro
Characteristics : This spurge has only been found in one place on the rocky coast of the Marina at Llucmajor; it is also a very rare species in the Iberian Peninsula (Cape of Gata). It is an annual plant, which branches out from the base; it has leaves which become wider at the top, sometimes with small teeth at the tip. One characteristic feature is its reddish colour. It lives in rocky coastal zones. It flowers in spring.
