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Euphorbia characias
Species

Common names
Mediterranean spurge
Albanian spurge
Full scientific name

Euphorbia characias L.

Number of records
287
Currently classified as a weed
No

This species is in the genus:

Euphorbia
Genus

The species Euphorbia characias includes:

Euphorbia characias subsp. characias
Subspecies
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Subspecies
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