Euphorbia maculata, Euphorbia nutans, Spotted Spurge,
Chamaesyce maculata, חלבלוב נטוי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Euphorbia maculata L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Euphorbia nutans Lag. |
| Common name: |
| Spotted Spurge, Chamaesyce maculata |
| Hebrew name: |
| חלבלוב נטוי |
| Family: |
| Euphorbiaceae, חלבלוביים |
Date Picture Taken: October 24, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Cultivared weeds |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| American |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: October 24, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Euphorbia, Εὔφορβος, Euphorbus, after the Numidian physician Euphorbus, physician to Juba II, King of Numidia and Mauretania, about the end of the first century BCE. In classical Greek ευφορβοσ (euphorbos) means well fed.
maculata, maculo, to spot, stain, pollute, defile; spotted.
nutans, nodding.
Chamaesyce, Greek, chamai, on the ground, lowly, creeping; sykon, "fig" (an oblique reference to the shape of the capsules).
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Lag. is used to indicate Mariano Lagasca y Segura (1776 – 1839, a Spanish botanist, writer and doctor.
Date Picture Taken: October 24, 2008
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