| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia rigida M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 375 (1808) |
| Native Range | s. Europe to Iran, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stem thick, densely leafy, leaves lanceolate, sharply acute, entire, glaucous, bracts orbiculate-reniform to oval |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia biglandulosa Desf. Euphorbia biglandulosa var. mauretanica Maire Euphorbia phlomos Candargy Euphorbia pungens Banks & Sol. Euphorbia rigida var. mauretanica (Maire) Oudejans Euphorbia suffruticosa Forssk. Galarhoeus rigidus (M.Bieb.) Haw. Tithymalus biglandulosus (Desf.) Haw. Tithymalus rigidus (M.Bieb.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |