Euphorbia rigida M.Bieb.

Upright myrtle spurge (en), Euphorbe à feuilles rigides (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen herb. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-8
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 13 - 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Euphorbia rigida habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida habit picture by Alexandros Galanidis (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Euphorbia rigida leaf picture by Vinci Salvatore (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida leaf picture by Murat Bakan (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida leaf picture by Gariafra Fragaria (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Euphorbia rigida flower picture by Florence Denis (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida flower picture by marco de tomi (cc-by-sa)
Euphorbia rigida flower picture by Alexandros Galanidis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Euphorbia rigida world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Morocco, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348063-1
WFO ID wfo-0000964438
COL ID 3CQJK
BDTFX ID 75748
INPN ID 97644
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tithymalus rigidus Galarhoeus rigidus Euphorbia phlomos Euphorbia suffruticosa Euphorbia pungens Tithymalus biglandulosus Euphorbia biglandulosa var. mauretanica Euphorbia rigida var. mauretanica Euphorbia biglandulosa Euphorbia rigida