Tree Spurge

Euphorbia dendroides

"Euphorbia dendroides", also known as tree spurge, is a small tree of the family Euphorbiaceae that grows in semi-arid and mediterranean climates.
Shrub Spurge it's not really a tree, it's a large beautiful shrub!
it grows mostly at southern Europe and the Mediterranean islands, and in Israel - only in one spot, a wadi (creek) on mount Carmel. One of the estimations is that it was brought there by the people of the Carmelite order, who came here from Europe and settled in the upper parts of this creek back in the middle ages.  Euphorbia dendroides,Geotagged,Israel,Winter

Appearance

This bush also has uses in traditional medicine; like many other species of genus "Euphorbia" its toxic white and sticky sap has been used to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts since ancient times.
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Distribution

It has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt. This plant is sensitive to frost, so it only grows on protected and sunny mountainsides in hilly areas. It has been introduced to other countries out of its original range as an ornamental tree.
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Habitat

It has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt. This plant is sensitive to frost, so it only grows on protected and sunny mountainsides in hilly areas. It has been introduced to other countries out of its original range as an ornamental tree.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
SpeciesE. dendroides