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Euphorbia squamigera - Warty spurge
Valenciano: Letrera de penyal (this name also applies to some other spurges)
A much branched annual which forms rounded clumps up to 70 cm tall. Leaves oblanceolate
or oblong-elliptical, about 4 cm long. Bracts broadly ovate, up to 18 mm long;
bracteoles broadly ovate, about 1 cm long. Inflorescence with 3 to 5 primary
rays, further divided into 2 or 3 rays four or five times. Floral glands kidney
shaped, yellow, without horns. Fruit capsules rounded, up to 1 cm across, covered
in wart-like tubercles. Seeds oblong; smooth; brownish. The milky latex from
this family of plants is a skin irritant producing blisters and brown stains.
http://www.gibnet.gi/~gonhs/gibralta.htm
For photo see also: http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/eng/especie/5398.html