Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Euphorbia characias

Euphorbia characias

Popular names

Spanish: Lechetrezna mayor

English: Mediterranean spurge

Dutch: Geslacht: Wolfsmelk

Portuguese: trovisco

French: Euphorbe des garrigues

German: Palisaden-Wolfsmilch

Identification: Sure
Camino: Camino Francés
Found between: Lorca - Estella
Province: Navarra
Plant size: 5-15 dm
Flowering months: 3-5
Ecology: Roadsides, banks, along paths, waste ground, urban habitats

Distribution map