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Euphorbia characias

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Euphorbia characias. See image source here.

#84 They called me Euphorbia characias, also known as Euphorbia cuatrecasasii. I pay homage to the male botanist José Cuatrecasas. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Albania, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.

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Salvia fruticosa

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Salvia fruticosa. See image source here.

#72 They called me Salvia fruticosa, also known as Salvia thomasii, and Salvia fruticosa subsp. thomasii. I pay homage to the male botanist Graham Stuart Thomas, or Mason Blanchard Thomas. They first catalogued me in 1768.

Native to Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sicilia, Turkey, and Turkey-in-Europe.

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Calicotome villosa

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Calicotome villosa. See image source here.

#55 They called me Calicotome villosa, also known as Cytisus preslii. I pay homage to the male botanist Jan Svatopluk Presl, or Carl Borivoj Presl. They first catalogued me in 1808.

Native to Albania, Algeria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, and Turkey-in-Europe.