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Tree Spurge

Euphorbia dendroides

Description:

Frequent in garigue and reaching a height of up to 2 metres, this shrub is covered in yellow flowers from December to May when the leaves turn red and fall.

Habitat:

Garigue countryside

Notes:

Maltese name: Tenghud tas-Sigra

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3 Comments

galea.lara
galea.lara 9 years ago

You are most welcome :)

MarikaMartinez
MarikaMartinez 9 years ago

Thank you for the useful suggestion Lara!

galea.lara
galea.lara 9 years ago

I believe that this is a species of the genus Euphorbia. Species could be dendroides. This depends on how large the plant was.

I hope you find this useful :)

Lara

MarikaMartinez
Spotted by
MarikaMartinez

Malta, Malta

Spotted on May 19, 2013
Submitted on Sep 12, 2013

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