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Euphorbia spinosa L., it is a small shrub, up to 30 cm high. Freely branched, with dead branches and umbelrays ± persistent but not pungent. Leaves 5-15 (-20) mm long, lanceolate or linearlanceolate, entire. Ray-leaves obovate, about as long as ruys, yellowish. Rays 1-5, very short, each usually with one cyathium. Capsules 3-4 mm, usually with long (rarely Short) tubercles. Seeds 2-3 mm, smooth, brown. 2n=14   Life Form: N.Ph,   Flowering in: Apr-Jun,   Vern:————-,   Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Medit.    Notes: Wild in Libya.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348329-1,   https://www.ipni.org/n/348329-1,    https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000964837,   https://www.gbif.org/species/3066151,    https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143220/euphorbia-spinosa-l,   https://botany.cz/cs/euphorbia-spinosa/,    https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_euphorbiaspinosa.php,   https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/97673/tab/fiche,  https://atlasflore04.org/detail.php?zoom_fleur=67550&PHPSESSID=8kl2g96d97f5drqkjqd0241596,  https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-France/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia%20spinosa/Euphorbia-spinosa.html

 

Distribution in Libya
Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Reported from Benghazi by Pampanini Reported from Kussbat by Keith Between Derna to El-Mechili 1934   Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Euphorbiaceae Vol.  (89) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic)