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Euphorbia griffithii Hook.f.  
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FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Genus speciesEuphorbia griffithii Hook.f. 
BibliographyFl. Brit. India 5: 259 (1887)
Native Rangesc. China to Nepal and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-4900m
Descriptionleaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong to elliptic, 2-7cm, entire, primary involucral bracts 3-7, long elliptic, cyathium single, involucre crateriform
Size40-60cm
Colorred
Bloomsummer
Caind
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsEuphorbia bulleyana Diels
Euphorbia cyanophylla H.Lév.
Euphorbia erythrocoma H.Lév.
Euphorbia porphyrastra Hand.-Mazz.
Euphorbia rubriflora H.Lév.
Euphorbia sericocarpa Hand.-Mazz.
Tithymalus griffithii (Hook.f.) H.Hara
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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