Rock Garden Plants
Euphorbia alpina Ledeb.  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Genus speciesEuphorbia alpina Ledeb. 
SynonymsEuphorbia cerinthifolia Fisch. ex Boiss.
 Euphorbia drastica Siev.
 Euphorbia sibirica Fisch. ex Boiss.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitudesubalpine-alpine
Descriptionleaves broadly elliptic to subovate, obtuse, inflorescence corymbose-paniculate, bracts 5-8mm, broadly ovate to orbiculate
Size10-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan )
     China (Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia alpina Ledeb., Icon. Pl. [Ledebour] 2: 26 (1830)

Synonyms:
Tithymalus alpinus (Ledeb.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Euphorbia alpina rupicola Baikov
Euphorbia cerinthifolia Fisch. ex Boiss.
Euphorbia drastica Siev.
Euphorbia sibirica Fisch. ex Boiss.

Altay, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
30 ALT 32 KAZ 36 CHX 37 MON

subalpine-alpine

Version 9.0
(c) 1990-2021 RNDr. Pavel Slabý