Euphorbia terracina, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 226

102. E. terracina L. , Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 654 (1762).

Glabrous perennial; stem up to 70cm, simple or branched from the base and with 0-5 axillary rays. Leaves 15-40 (-5 5)x4-7(-ll) mm, linear-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, rarely ( var. angustifolia Lange ) 1-5-2 mm wide, linear, minutely serrulate. Ray-leaves resembling the upper cauline. Raylet-leaves deltate-rhombic, sometimes slightly asymmetrical, occasionally coarsely serrulate. Rays 4-5, up to 5 times dichotomous. Glands with 2 long, slender horns. Capsule 3-5 x 4-5 mm, deeply sulcate, smooth. Seeds 2-2-5 mm, ovoid, pale grey. Dry sandy ground, often near the sea. Mediterranean region, extending to N.W. Spain and Portugal. Al BI Co Cr G a G r Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si.

(B) Raylet-leaves connate; axillary non-flowering shorts absent.