Euphorbia falcata

Euphorbia falcata (sickle spurge), is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and naturalised in other parts of the world.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Euphorbia falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. falcata
Binomial name
Euphorbia falcata L.
Synonyms[1]
Esula falcata (L.) Haw. Euphorbia falcata var. genuina Maire Galarhoeus falcatus (L.) Prokh. Keraselma falcatum (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838) Tithymalus falcatus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke

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Two subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• Euphorbia falcata subsp. falcata: throughout the range of the species
• Euphorbia falcata subsp. macrostegia (Bornm.) O.Schwartz: restricted to Cyprus and western Turkey