Euphorbia triflora, Schott

84. E. triflora Schott View in CoL View at ENA , Nyman & Kotschy, Analect. Bot. 63 (1854).

Glabrous, somewhat glaucous perennial up to 15 cm, with a far-creeping rhizome and no axillary rays. Leaves 5-15 x 2-8 mm, entire, oblong to ovate-deltate. Ray-leaves like the upper cauline leaves; raylet-leaves rhombic or transversely ovate. Rays (3-)5, once or twice dichotomous. Glands with 2, 3-fid horns. Capsule 3 x 3 mm, shallowly sulcate, smooth. Seeds 2 mm, ovoid, smooth, pale grey. Alpine meadows and open pine-woods. • W. Jugoslavia (Velebit). Ju. E. kerneri Huter in A. Kerner, Sched. FI. Exsicc. Austro-Hung. 2:48 (1882), from the S.E. Alps, is like 84 and may be conspecific. It is up to 35 cm and has 0-4(-7) axillary rays. The leaves are rather larger and the longest are clustered in a rosette.