Euphorbia villosa

Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia villosa

Euphorbia villosa photographed in Austria in 2013
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Euphorbiaceae
Genus:  | Euphorbia
Species:  |

E. villosa

Binomial name
Euphorbia villosa

Waldst. Kit. ex. Willd.

Synonyms

Euphorbia pilosa[1]

Euphorbia villosa, or hairy spurge, is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.

## Description[edit]

It grows to a maximum height of 80 cm. It is named for the hairy undersides of its leaves. The leaves are lightly toothed towards the apex.[2] Chromosomes 2n=20.[3]

It is native to Europe. In the British Isles it has only been identified in England, where it became extinct in 1924.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of extinct plants of the British Isles

## References[edit]

1. ^ Natural History Museum London - Hairy Spurge
2. ^ JSTOR - Euphorbia villosa
3. ^ [Erich Oberdorfer: Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete. Unter Mitarbeit von Angelika Schwabe und Theo Müller. 8., stark überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5, p. 637
4. ^ "The Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q160026
* Wikispecies: Euphorbia villosa
* APDB: 143247
* BioLib: 39364
* EUNIS: 170008
* GBIF: 3065533
* ITIS: 1029081
* NBN: NBNSYS0000003726
* NCBI: 1087790
* Open Tree of Life: 731893

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