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    Euphorbia stricta  L.    
 

Fam.: Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.  

Synon.:  Euphorbia serratula  THUILL.

Genus:  Euphorbia  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   THUILL.:  Jean Louis Thuillier (1757 - 1822), French botanist
 

Etymology:
   Euphorbia:   Euforbos, physician of king Juba II. of Mauritania (1st century BC), found a healing Euphorbia
   stricta:   stiff
   serratula:   finely serrate
 

The Upright Spurge  Euphorbia stricta can easily be confused with the Broad-Leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos. The differences are listed in a table:

AttributeEuphorbia strictaEuphorbia platyphyllos
Rays of the umbel3 ( - 5 )( 3 - ) 5
Umbelsseveral cascaded behind each other     only one per stem
Edge of the leavesirrgularly serratefinely serrate
Fruit capsuleall around with nippleswith 3 narrow nipple-free stripes
Nipples at the fruit capsule     drum-formedhemispherical

 

Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 1:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 2:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 3:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 4:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 5:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 6:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 7:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 8:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 9:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 10:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 11:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Fig. 12:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Philippsburg 26.6.2013
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Fig. 13:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Fig. 14:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Fig. 15:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Fig. 16:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Fig. 17:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Mosbach 7.7.2007
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Fig. 18:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Fig. 19:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Fig. 20:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Fig. 21:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Efringen-Kirchen 25.6.2010
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Dhaun 16.6.2008
Fig. 22:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Dhaun 16.6.2008
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Dhaun 16.6.2008
Fig. 23:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Dhaun 16.6.2008
Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge, D Dhaun 16.6.2008
Fig. 24:  Euphorbia stricta / Upright Spurge
D Dhaun 16.6.2008

 


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