Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia capitulata Rchb. |
Bibliography | Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 873 (1832) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-2800m |
Description | glabrous, stems procumbent, densely leafy, leaves minute, obovate, obtuse, entire, involucre subspherical, bracts oblong, ciliate, inflorescence capitate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Diplocyathium capitulatum (Rchb.) Heinr.Schimdt Euphorbia soliflora Vis. ex Boiss. Tithymalus capitulatus (Rchb.) Soják |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |