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Euphorbia larica

Euphorbia larica
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0
Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Arabian Pen. to S. Iran
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Euphorbia larica is a semi-succulent shrub or subshrub native to southern Iran and the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula (the U.A.E., Oman, and Yemen). In the United Arab Emirates and Oman it is commonly known as isbuq.

Where it grows

Euphorbia larica is native to the subtropical deserts of southern Iran, and portions of Arabia, including the Hajar Mountains of northern Oman and the eastern U.A.E., and the Dhofar Mountains of southern Oman.

Other Euphorbia plants

Marble Canyon spurge · Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Euphorbia abdita · Euphorbia abdulghafooriana · Abram's Spurge · Desert Candle · Euphorbia acalyphoides · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Pointed Sandmat · Euphorbia adenopoda · Miniature Saguaro

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia larica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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