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Euphorbia characias, the Mediterranean spurge^[2] or Albanian spurge,^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family typical of the Mediterranean vegetation.

It is an upright, compact evergreen shrub growing to {{convert|1.2|m|0|abbr=on}} tall and wide.

Description

It has many woolly stems and characteristic black or dark brown nectar glands in the cyathia, which are borne in dense spherical clusters, from spring to early summer.^[4] The fruits are smooth capsules. It is a tough plant, capable of resisting long periods of drought. It grows preferably in dry areas, often far away from the water table, both in flat as well as in mountainous terrain. This plant can also resist high salinity.^[5]

Subspecies

Two main subspecies are found in different regions of the Mediterranean Basin. These often overlap in the western areas of distribution:

Cultivation

Cultivars

Garden cultivars are sold under the names ‘Black Pearl’, ‘Thelma's Giant’, ‘Lambrook Gold’, ‘Silver Swan’ and ‘Tasmanian Tiger’, among others. They come in a variety of colors, from silvery grey and bluish green to greenish yellow. These garden varieties are valued in Mediterranean or desert landscaping for not being highly demanding and for looking good despite lack of watering in sunny areas.^[6]

The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-^[7]

Uses

This plant also has uses in traditional medicine; like many other species of genus Euphorbia^[14] its toxic white and sticky sap has been used to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts, since ancient times.

Gallery

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Euphorbia+characias|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=BSBI List 2007 |publisher=Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |format=xls |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VqJ46atN?url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls |archive-date=2015-01-25 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
3. ^{{PLANTS | symbol =EUCH13 | taxon =Euphorbia characias | accessdate = 26 April 2015}}
4. ^¹{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}
5. ^Espècies d'habitats allunyades del freàtic
6. ^Mediterranean Landscaping
7. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 38 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 23 February 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Euphorbia characias 'Portuguese Velvet'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4551|accessdate=14 July 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/201508/i-Euphorbia-characias-i-Tasmanian-Tiger-sup-(PBR)-sup-(v)/Details| title = RHS Plantfinder - Euphorbia characias 'Tasmanian Tiger' | accessdate = 26 February 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/142488/i-Euphorbia-i-Whistleberry-Garnet/Details| title = RHS Plantfinder - Euphorbia 'Whistleberry Garnet'| accessdate = 26 February 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/75196/i-Euphorbia-characias-i-subsp-i-characias-i-Blue-Hills/Details| title = RHS Plantfinder - Euphorbia characias subsp. characias 'Blue Hills' | accessdate = 14 February 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/140098/i-Euphorbia-characias-i-subsp-i-wulfenii-i-Jimmy-Platt/Details| title = RHS Plantfinder - Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 'Jimmy Platt'| accessdate = 26 February 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 'John Tomlinson'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4492|accessdate=14 July 2013}}
14. ^Lletereses {{ca icon}}