Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia radians Benth. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-2500m |
Description | leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, 2-5cm, sparsely glandular-dentate, acute, adaxially hirsute, cyathia in compact cyme, bracts of involucre 6-8, large |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white, rose, red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Northwest , Mexico Southwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | EUPHORBIACEAE
radians stormiae (Croizat) Rzed. & S.Calderón, Cact. Suc. Mex., 32: 76 (1987)
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