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Euphorbia (spurges)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Euphorbia Plant 23 July 2001 Berks England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #webs
Species Euphorbia altissima (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia amygdaloides L. (Wood Spurge) 11   12
Species Euphorbia characias L. (Mediterranean Spurge)     3
Species Euphorbia cyparissias L. (Cypress Spurge)     10
Species Euphorbia dulcis L. (Sweet Spurge)     4
Species Euphorbia esula L. (Leafy Spurge)     1
Hybrid Euphorbia esula x waldsteinii (E. x pseudovirgata) (Schur) Soo (Twiggy Spurge) 18   1
Species Euphorbia exigua L. (Dwarf Spurge) 3   9
Species Euphorbia griffithii (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia helioscopia L. (Sun Spurge) 14 4 4
Species Euphorbia hyberna L. (Irish Spurge)     5
Species Euphorbia lathyris L. (Caper Spurge)     3
Species Euphorbia orientalis (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia palustris (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia paralias L. (Sea Spurge) 5 2 7
Species Euphorbia peplus L. (Petty Spurge) 12   4
Species Euphorbia platyphyllos L. (Broad-leaved Spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia portlandica L. (Portland Spurge) 16 5  
Species Euphorbia segetalis (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia serawschanica (a spurge)     1
Species Euphorbia serrulata Thuill. (Upright Spurge) 7   4
Species Euphorbia soongarica (a garden spurge)     3
Species Euphorbia villosa Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. (Hairy Spurge)     1
Hybrid Euphorbia x pseudovirgata agg. Fisch. ex Link agg. (Russian Spurge [Agg.])     5

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Poland, J., 2005 (Milk present) Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification

Euphorbia may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Euphorbia:

is parasitised by Peronospora euphorbiae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
flower (live) live flower is grazed by adult Cryptocephalus moraei - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Cryptocephalus moraei - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Aphthona atrocaerulea - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Aphthona euphorbiae - Large Flax Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Aphthona melancholica - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by larva Bayeria capitigena (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Restricted Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986

Euphorbia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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