Euphorbia peplus
Tracheophyta
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Ecology
An annual of cultivated, disturbed and waste ground, frequently growing close to human habitation and favouring well-drained and nutrient-rich soils in sun-warmed situations. 0-410 m in Mid-W. Yorkshire.
Status
Archaeophyte
Trends
The distribution of this species shows no change since the 1962 Atlas. E. peplus var. minima has been recorded as a casual garden weed, brought in with garden plants from Italy.
World Distribution
As an archaeophyte E. peplus has a European Southern-temperate distribution; it is widely naturalised outside this range.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 4
Reaction (Ellenberg): 7
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 6
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.8
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15.1
Annual Precipitation (mm): 950
Height (cm): 30
Perennation - primary
Annual
Life Form - primary
Therophyte (annual land plant)
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Little or no vegetative spread
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1911
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 525
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 14
Atlas Change Index: -0.17
Weighted Changed Factor: 35
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
15
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000003733