Latin name: Euphorbia characias
  Pronunciation: yoo-FOR-bee-a kar-AY-see-us

  Common name: Bush or Mediterranean spurge
  Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
  Habitat: Escape from planted situations, native to
  the Mediterranean region

  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Euphorbia
  2) characias
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