Euphorbia exigua L., 1753 35% complete

Dwarf spurge

Sp. Pl.: 456 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded10 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 456 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Dwarf spurge No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, Europe, Medit. to Iran No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 11 cm
  • 11.28 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 175, 178, 203, 270, 289, 474, 500, 581, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 833, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Differs from sources
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 20 cm
  • 20 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 175, 178, 203, 270, 289, 474, 500, 581, 882, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct
  • feb, mar, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203, 833
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Duration annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 203, 289, 534, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 18 cm Sourced
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record