Spurge

لبينة

• COMMON NAME:spurge

• ARABIC:لبينة

• BOTANICAL NAME:Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

• SYNONYMS:Anisophyllum prostratum, Aplarina prostrata, Chamaesyce prostrata, Tithymalus prostratus

• FAMILY:EUPHORBIACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Abu-Dhabi , Dubai , Sharjah , Ajman , Umm-Al-Quwain , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Sandy

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems much-branched, weak, prostrate, up to 25 cm, often purplish. Milky sap exuded when stems are broken. Leaves oval, round tips, 0.2-0.4*0.3-0.8 cm, smooth above, with white curly hair underneath. Inflorescences tiny, white and reddish, in dense clusters, on short stalks from leaf nodes. Fruit 3-lobed capsule on stalk. Flowering from December to May.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://www.floraofqatar.com/euphorbia_prostrata.htm