Euphorbia phylloclada Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Monoecious, spineless, glabrous, spreading annual, up to 150 mm tall. Leaves without petioles, crowded above into head-like masses, 5-18 mm long and equally broad, cordate-ovate or orbicular-ovate, without stipules. Cyathia solitary, hidden among leaves, 2 mm diam., with 4 minute glands each with a petaloid, whitish appendage. Capsule far-exserted on recurved pedicel, glabrous.
Life form
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-12
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Euphorbia phylloclada world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963987
COL ID 3CQ8P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Euphorbia hereroensis Euphorbia phylloclada