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Euphorbia characias subsp. characias

Seedlings. Newtown, Wellington. Jun 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Newtown, Wellington. Jun 2009.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Palliser Bay.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 20/02/2010, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Wulfen spurge

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Authority

Euphorbia characias L. subsp. characias

Ecology

Year naturalised

1981

Origin

Mediterranean, Portugal

Other information

Etymology

euphorbia: After Euphorbus, a Greek physician who served King Juba of Numidia in 12BC. Juba named a cactus to honour Euphorbus and later Linnaeus named the entire genus after the physician.

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