Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia astyla Englem. ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 15(2): 40 (1862) |
Native Range | w. Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-1100m |
Description | fleshy taproot, leaves opposite, orbiculate-reniform, cordate to auriculate, entire, acute, glabrous, involucre broadly campanulate, glabrous, appendages white |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow-green |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | 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 cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Chamaesyce astyla (Engelm. ex Boiss.) Millsp. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |