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Mediterranean spurge

Euphorbia characias

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Description:

Some 1m tall evergreen shrub, perennial. Stout stems carry green-grey waxy leaves, and end with large umbels. Flowers with green bracts and dark red glands. A.k.a. Albanian spurge

Habitat:

Typically mediterranean, resilient plant, found in all kind of terrains, mainly in dry areas - here seen in Calanques, mediterranean garrigue, very rocky area with small amounts of poor calcareous soil.

Reference Links:

Euphorbia characias - Wikipedia

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