Taxonomy: Fam. Euphorbiaceae// Genus: Euphorbia// Species: Euphorbia falcata L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Smith and Tutin in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to West Himalaya, Europe to Mongolia; Primorye (Russia) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Euphorbia falcata – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – habit. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – umbel with cyathia. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia and raylet leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – cyathia and raylet leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – stem with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – stem with leaves. Osogovo – “Svilanovo” region, 15.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Euphorbia falcata – left: habit (scale in cm); center: capsules and right: seeds (scale in mm). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Euphorbia L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 846 – 876.
Euphorbia L. Smith, A.R. and Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 213 – 226.
