Euphorbia epithymoides
Plant species in the spurge family
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Euphorbia epithymoides, the cushion spurge, syn. E. polychroma, is a species of deciduous flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Libya, Turkey and East, Middle, and Southeast Europe. It is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in), bearing terminal cymes of acid yellow flower-heads (cyathia) in spring and summer.[5] The cultivar 'Major'[6] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. epithymoides |
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Taxonomy
Euphorbia epithymoides was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1762. It is classified in the genus Euphorbia within the wider Euphorbiaceae family and has three accepted subspecies.[1]
- Euphorbia epithymoides subsp. epithymoides – Native to central Europe from Germany to the northwestern Balkan Peninsula[2]
- Euphorbia epithymoides subsp. gregersenii – Native to Gostović Valley in Bosnia and Hercegovina[3]
- Euphorbia epithymoides subsp. lingulata – Native to Eastern Europe from Ukraine southwards to Greece and northwestern Turkey[4]
There are 25 synonyms of Euphorbia epithymoides or one of its three subspecies, including 15 species names presented in the following table.[1][2][3][4]
| Name | Year | Synonym of: | Notes |
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| Euphorbia fragifera Schur | 1866 | subsp. epithymoides | = het., nom. illeg. homonym. post. |
| Euphorbia gregersenii K.Malý ex Beck | 1920 | subsp. gregersenii | ≡ hom. |
| Euphorbia jacquinii Fenzl ex Boiss. | 1862 | subsp. epithymoides | = het. |
| Euphorbia lingulata Heuff. | 1835 | subsp. lingulata | ≡ hom. |
| Euphorbia mehadiensis Kit. | 1864 | subsp. lingulata | = het. |
| Euphorbia microsperma (Murb.) K.Malý | 1949 | subsp. epithymoides | = het. |
| Euphorbia polychroma A.Kern. | 1875 | subsp. epithymoides | = het. |
| Euphorbia villosa Friv. ex Boiss. | 1862 | subsp. epithymoides | = het., pro syn. |
| Galarhoeus epithymoides (L.) Haw. | 1812 | E. epithymoides | ≡ hom. |
| Pythius epithymoides (L.) Raf. | 1838 | E. epithymoides | ≡ hom. |
| Tithymalus epithymoides (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke | 1860 | E. epithymoides | ≡ hom. |
| Tithymalus fragifer Klotzsch & Garcke | 1860 | subsp. epithymoides | = het. |
| Tithymalus gregersenii (K.Malý ex Beck) Soják | 1979 | subsp. gregersenii | ≡ hom. |
| Tithymalus jacquinii (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Soják | 1972 | subsp. epithymoides | = het. |
| Tithymalus lingulatus (Heuff.) Soják | 1972 | subsp. lingulata | ≡ hom. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||
