Euphorbia chaetocalyx Tidestr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, with woody, thickened taproot. Stems usually erect, rarely slightly decumbent, often densely clustered from top of woody crown, 3–15 cm, glabrous. Leaves opposite; stipules distinct, narrowly linear, usually entire, 0.5–1 mm, glabrous; petiole 0.5–1 mm, glabrous; blade ovate to lanceolate or oblong-or linear-lanceolate, 3–11 × 0.8–3(–5) mm, base slightly asymmetric, short-tapered, occasionally one side slightly rounded, margins entire, apex acute or short-acuminate, surfaces glabrous; only midvein conspicuous. Cyathia solitary at distal nodes; peduncle 0.8–1.3 mm. Involucre campanulate to turbinate, 0.8–1.4 × 0.8–1 mm, glabrous; glands 4, yellow-brown to reddish, concave or convex, elliptic or oval, 0.2–0.4 × 0.4–0.6 mm; appendages absent or white, lanceolate-deltate to straplike, 0.2–1.1 × 0.2–0.9 mm, distal margin entire, crenate, or deeply cleft or divided. Staminate flowers 25–35. Pistillate flowers: ovary glabrous; styles 0.3–0.4 mm, 2-fid 1/2 length. Capsules depressed-ovoid to depressed-globose, 1.7–2.1 × 1.6–2.4 mm, glabrous; columella 1.2–1.8 mm. Seeds white, ovoid-pyramidal, prominently 4-angled in cross section, 1.6–2 × 1–1.2 mm, smooth to slightly wrinkled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system tap-root
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Euphorbia chaetocalyx world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101394-2
WFO ID wfo-0000961313
COL ID 6GZ6K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chamaesyce chaetocalyx Euphorbia chaetocalyx Euphorbia fendleri var. chaetocalyx Chamaesyce fendleri var. chaetocalyx

Lower taxons

Euphorbia chaetocalyx var. triligulata Euphorbia chaetocalyx var. chaetocalyx