Species
Euphorbia characias subsp. characias
Etymology
Euphorbia: after Euphorbus, a Greek physician who served King Juba of Numidia in 12BC. Juba named a cactus to honour Euphorbus and later Linnaeus named the entire genus after the physician.
Common Name(s)
wulfen spurge
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites
Year Naturalised
1981
Origin
Mediterranean, Portugal
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010