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Euphorbia esula
FamilyGenus: Euphorbianative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Euphorbia esula is an introduced herbaceous plant established in Great Britain. It bears broad leaves and grows in sunny, dry to moderately moist, normal soils. It flowers from June to August, reaching heights between 0.5 and 0.7 metres.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs between June and August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.534 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Euphorbia esula is a herbaceous plant with broad leaves and a non-woody structure. It typically attains a height of 0.5 to 0.7 metres and produces flowers from June to August. The species favours sunny locations and grows on dry to moderately moist soils of normal nutrient status. In Great Britain it is recorded as an introduced species that has become established in the wild (Plant Atlas 2020). Habitats occupied show low disturbance and no tolerance of salinity. The plant is a member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Pollinators & visitors
10 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Isodontia mexicanaAndrena barbilabrisLasioglossum zonulumApis melliferaEristalis pertinaxLasioglossum interruptumAndrena flavipesAndrena vagaAndrena dorsataLasioglossum pallens
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Hyles euphorbiae
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Pipizella
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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