Euphorbia falcata

Euphorbia falcata (sickle spurge), is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and naturalised in other parts of the world.[2]

Euphorbia falcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. falcata
Binomial name
Euphorbia falcata
Synonyms[1]
  • Esula falcata (L.) Haw.
  • Euphorbia falcata var. genuina Maire
  • Galarhoeus falcatus (L.) Prokh.
  • Keraselma falcatum (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838)
  • Tithymalus falcatus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Two subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata: throughout the range of the species
  • Euphorbia falcata subsp. macrostegia (Bornm.) O.Schwartz: restricted to Cyprus and western Turkey

References
  1. "Euphorbia falcata L." Plants of the World Online (POWO). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. United States Department of Agriculture (2016). Weed Risk Assessment for Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) – Sickle spurge (PDF). Raleigh: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. pp. 23 pp. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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