Euphorbia gayi, Salis

89. E. gayi Salis View in CoL View at ENA , Flora (Regensb.) 17(2): Beibl. 6 (1834).

Glabrous, somewhat glaucous, rather weak perennial up to 17(-26)cm, with a far-creeping, slender rhizome; stems simple or branched from the base, and with 0-1 (-6) axillary rays. Leaves (l-5-)4_12(-20)x 1-5—6-5 mm, obovate to oblanceolateoblong, usually obtuse, entire. Ray-leaves like the upper cauline. Raylet-leaves linear-lanceolate to elliptic-ovate or rarely deflate. Rays 2—3(—8), often unbranched. Glands emarginate, pitted. Capsule 2-5 x 2-5 mm, deeply sulcate, smooth or finely granulate on the keels. Seeds 2 mm, ovoid, smooth, greyish. Rocky and bushy places. • Corse; C. Spain. Co Hs.

Spanish plants have been distinguished as E. sennenii Pau , Bol. Soc. Aragon. Ci. Nat. 6: 29 (1907). They have wider rayletleaves and more numerous axillary rays and umbel-rays, but are otherwise indistinguishable from plants from Corse.