Euphorbia virosa Willd.

Species

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Characteristics

Monoecious, spiny, glabrous shrub, 1-2.5 m tall, with short main stem bearing many, ascending 5-8-angled, often articulated branches, 5-10 cm thick. Leaves soon deciduous, ovate, 1-3 mm long. Cyathia many, near apex of branches, axillary, in groups of 3, up to 10 mm diam., with 5-10 bright, yellow, entire glands. Capsule sessile, nearly spherical, 15-23 mm diam., glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant food material vertebrate poison
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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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Images

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Distribution

Euphorbia virosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348713-1
WFO ID wfo-0000965374
COL ID 3CR7Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Euphorbia virosa f. caespitosa Euphorbia virosa Euphorbia virosa f. striata

Lower taxons

Euphorbia virosa subsp. virosa Euphorbia virosa subsp. arenicola