Sickle Spurge (Euphorbia falcata)
Description
Euphorbia falcata L. , is a phanerogama species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It's a spurge herbaceous small. The inflorescence has many leaves with very broad and characteristic bracts . The leaves bend over themselves and have a sharp apex with a mucron , just like the bracts. The flowers have semicircular nectaries with very little appendages. The seeds are ornamented, with a dorsal edge marked and crossed transversally.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Genus: Euphorbia
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