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Euphorbia spinosa
Euphorbia spinosa, the spiny spurge, is a small spiny subshrub native to dry, rocky ground around the Mediterranean, growing 10 to 20 cm tall in a rounded mound. It is grown mainly as a hardy rock garden or xeriscape plant, and it needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Euphorbia spinosa, the spiny spurge, is a species of spurge that grows in habitats around the Mediterranean Sea, mainly in Europe.
It is native to the Mediterranean basin mostly in Europe, but also to Libya in North Africa. In southwestern Europe it grows in Spain, France, Corsica, and Sardinia. While in southeastern Europe it is found in Sicily, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. In Turkey its range crosses over to southwestern Anatolia, in Asia. It grows in dry, rocky areas.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
