Euphorbia - Spurge in the Pyrenees | [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
Euphorbia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae (info from Wikipedia)
French Pyrenees June 2007 - genus Euphorbia, common name spurge, so called due to its sap being used historically as a purgative. The milky white sap is best avoided as it can cause skin irritation and in some varieties has been shown to be carcinogenic.
This particular specimen is possibly the variety called Euphorbia Amygdaloides, however as I am not a botanist I stand to be corrected.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| BazZ | Euphorbia / Spurge | | 
Voted 10/10 | Maybe it's leaf spurge, but there are a lot of different specie. | | Posted Dec 22, 2007 7:31 pm |
 | | DrJonnie | Re: Euphorbia / Spurge | | 
Hasn't voted | Hi BazZ,
thanks for your suggestion, I will check out these for future reference. The Pyrenees is a fantastic area for plants particlarly in late spring before the sun get too hot.
cheers Johnnie | | Posted Dec 23, 2007 5:07 am |
| | BazZ | Re: Euphorbia / Spurge | |
Voted 10/10 | I have planned a trip to the Pyrenees in June. So i will see. | | Posted Dec 23, 2007 8:52 am |
| | DrJonnie | Re: Euphorbia / Spurge | |
Hasn't voted | we plan to be in Benasque between the 2nd and 10th of June. | | Posted Dec 24, 2007 9:40 am |
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