The scientific name Euphorbia obtusifolia has been used for at least three species of Euphorbia:
- Euphorbia obtusifolia is a synonym of Euphorbia terracina , native from Macaronesia through Hungary and the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula
- Euphorbia obtusifolia is an illegitimate name that has been applied to:
- Euphorbia lamarckii â of which it is a synonym; native to the western Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro); also known by the synonym Euphorbia broussonetii
- Euphorbia regis-jubae â with which it has been confused; native to the eastern Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura), west Morocco and north-western Western Sahara
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