Chamaesyce canescens (L.) Prokh. subsp. canescens

Spice Detail In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Chamaesyce

Sinònims: Euphorbia chamaesyce L. subsp. chamaesyce

Catalan common name: Lleterola.

Spanish common name: Nogueruela.

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

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: A annual spurge, small in stature and always prostrate, with leaves opposite and very branched. This species can be confused with Ch. postrata, but it can be can be differentiated from this species in that its capsules have a patent pilosity distributed in a uniform manner, while Ch. postrata this pilosity only is apparent on the carena.