Euphorbia lactea Haw.

Mottled spurge (en), Euphorbe (fr), Cactus candélabre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen shrub. It grows 5m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	monoecy
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	5.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use material medicinal ornamental poison
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Headache (stem), Poison (unspecified), Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°)	21 - 26
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	1
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347035-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000962913
COL ID	6GZ9Q
BDTFX ID	123852
INPN ID	445629
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia lactea