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Euphorbia acanthothamnos Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss.  
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FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Genus speciesEuphorbia acanthothamnos Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 86 (1859)
Native RangeGreece to Aegean Islands and Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionold branchlets spinose, leaves 1cm, elliptic to ovate, cyathia in umbel, bracts chrome-yellow .
Size15-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsTithymalus acanthothamnos (Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss.) Soják
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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