Euphorbia segetalis L. (Euphorbiaceae) - Euforbia delle messi - Corn Spurge

Euphorbia segetalis L. Sp. Pl. ed. 1 458 (1753)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Euphorbia segetalis L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Euphorbia segetalis L.
Distribuzione in Europa

Euphorbia segetalis L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Rosidae
Order / Ordine: Euphorbiales
Family / Famiglia: Euphorbiaceae

Genus / Genere: Euphorbia

Species / Specie

Euphorbia akenocarpa Guss.

Euphorbia aleppica L.

Euphorbia amygdaloides L.

Euphorbia angulata Jacq.

Euphorbia apios L.

Euphorbia barrelieri Savi

Euphorbia biumbellata Poiret

Euphorbia bivonae Steudel

Euphorbia brittingeri Opiz ex Samp.

Euphorbia carniolica Jacq.

Euphorbia ceratocarpa Ten.

Euphorbia chamaesyce L.

Euphorbia characias L.

Euphorbia corallioides L.

Euphorbia corsica Req.

Euphorbia cuneifolia Guss.

Euphorbia cyparissias L.

Euphorbia dendroides L.

Euphorbia dulcis L.

Euphorbia engelmannii Boiss.

Euphorbia epithimoides L.

Euphorbia esula L.

Euphorbia falcata L.

Euphorbia flavicoma DC.

Euphorbia fragifera Jan

Euphorbia gasparrinii Boiss.

Euphorbia gayi Salis

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Euphorbia hirsuta L.

Euphorbia humifusa Willd.

Euphorbia hyberna L.

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

Euphorbia lagascae Sprengel

Euphorbia lathyris L.

Euphorbia linifolia L.

Euphorbia lucida W. et K.

Euphorbia maculata L.

Euphorbia melapetala Gasparr.

Euphorbia myrsinites L.

Euphorbia nicaeensis All.

Euphorbia nutans Lag.

Euphorbia palustris L.

Euphorbia paralias L.

Euphorbia peplis L.

Euphorbia peploides Gouan

Euphorbia peplus L.

Euphorbia phymatosperma Boiss. et Gaill.

Euphorbia pinea L.

Euphorbia pithyusa L.

Euphorbia platyphyllos L.

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

Euphorbia pterococca Brot.

Euphorbia pubescens Vahl

Euphorbia rigida Bieb.

Euphorbia segetalis L.

Euphorbia seguierana Necker

Euphorbia semiperfoliata Viv.

Euphorbia serpens H.B.K.

Euphorbia serrata L.

Euphorbia serrulata Thuill.

Euphorbia spinosa L.

Euphorbia stricta L.

Euphorbia sulcata De Lens

Euphorbia taurinensis All.

Euphorbia terracina L.

Euphorbia tommasiniana Bertol.

Euphorbia triflora Schott, N. et K.

Euphorbia valliniana Belli

Euphorbia variabilis Cesati

Euphorbia villosa W. et K.

Euphorbia wulfenii Hoppe

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Euforbia delle messi

English name: Corn Spurge
US name: Grainfield Spurge
French name: euphorbe des moissons
German name: Saat-Wolfsmilch
Spanish name: lechetrezna del campo
Portuguese name: alforva-brava

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: IV-VI
Tipo corologico: W-Steno-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/600 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Tithymalus segetalis (L.) Hill
Tithymalus segetalis (L.) Hill var. segetalis
Euphorbia tetraceras Lange

Images / Immagini

Euphorbia segetalis L.

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Euphorbia segetalis L.

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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Euphorbiaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti