Apteranthes europaea
Synonym: Caralluma europaea (Guss.) N.E. Br.
This asclepiad, with square-section stems with wavy angles, cannot be differentiated from Apteranthes burchardii (N. E. Br.) Plowes subsp. maura (Maire) Meve & Liede in habitat. Only the floral characteristics differ. In the website, Apteranthes europaea has been left in its sensu lato until the precise infraspecific status of Moroccan populations is satisfactorily resolved (Audissou, 2005 - Bensusan, 2009).

Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 1/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 1/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 2/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 2/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 3/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 3/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
Photographic credit: Abdelmonaim Homrani Bakali
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 4/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 4/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 5/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 5/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
Photographic credit: Abdelmonaim Homrani Bakali
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 6/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 6/10]
Zaouiat Aoufous, 980 m, 31°42'0"N,4°9'18"W (Maroc saharien)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 7/10]
Photographic credit: Annie Garcin
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 7/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 8/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 8/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 9/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 9/10]
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 10/10]
Segueit El Hamra (Sahara atlantique)
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Apteranthes europaea (Guss.) Plowes [photo 10/10]
Segueit El Hamra (Sahara atlantique)
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