Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala (Formánek) Bornm.

Taxonomy: Fam. Euphorbiaceae// Genus: Euphorbia// Species: Euphorbia barrelieri Savi// Subspecies: Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala (Formánek) Bornm.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

Distribution: Native from Italy to Balkan Peninsula according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Habitat:  Open and dry habitats- dry grassland, rocky terrains, bushland.

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Spring- early summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – flowering stems with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – inflorescence with cyathia. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – inflorescence (umbel). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – cyathia. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – cyathia. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – cyathia. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – cyathia. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – rays of umbel. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – stem with cauline leaves and rays of umbel with ray leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – flowering stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – lower part of stems with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – lower part of flowering stems cau. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala – vegetative stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Euphorbia barrelieri subsp. thessala. The Euro+Med PlantBase. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=9191&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 09.01.2021].

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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