Euphorbia sulcata Lens ex Loisel.

Spice Detail In the field

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Euphorbia

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytics communities.

Characteristics: A small herbaceous spurge with a more or less prostrate growth pattern with branching at the base. Flowers are normally reddish, elliptics and with 2 acute appendices. Capsule is very grooved with coques without wings and finely granulated texture on the back.Seeds are adorned with longitudinal grooves.