Vernacular Name
Caper, caper spurge, euphorbe de lagasca, euphorbia, euphorbio de lagasca, lagasca

Category
Other

Use

Rank	Class
	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
1	Cosmetics
2	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
3	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
Southern Spain.

Actual Distribution
Probably a native of southern Spain and Sardinia, has spread into northern Europe and been introduced into the USA. Likely areas for production include much of the western U.S., northern Africa, southern Europe, northwest Argentina, and southern and western Australia.

Places and Types of Utilization
E. lagascae is a plant species adapted to Mediterranean and Western European conditions and is one of the few plants which naturally produces high levels of vernolic acid in its seed oil.

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