Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia amygdaloides L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 463 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Iran, NW. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Ireland, Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geltman, D.V. (2020). A synopsis of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) for the Cacuasus. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 51: 43-78.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tuler, T. (2023). Biologiska Museet listar nya arter för Sverige 2022. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift Utgifven af Svenska Botaniska Foreningen 117: 234-243.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geltman, D.V. (2020). A synopsis of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) for the Cacuasus. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 51: 43-78.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tuler, T. (2023). Biologiska Museet listar nya arter för Sverige 2022. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift Utgifven af Svenska Botaniska Foreningen 117: 234-243.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 26, 2021 Ajmal, R; Rampersad, C; Martin, A; Hatt, S [RA3] United Kingdom K001291823 Yes
Jun 25, 2021 Gori, BML; Rivas-Ferreiro, M; Rees, MM; Masters, LE [BMLG2] United Kingdom K001291775 No
Jun 25, 2021 Burns, E; Wheeler, J; Wu, Z; Mestre, E [EB1] United Kingdom K001291738 No
Furse, P. [7281] Iran K001325088 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images