Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(2): 339 (1915) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-200m |
Description | leaves alternate, ascendent, lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, tapered to sessile base, umbels with 4-5-rays, each ray with single involucre |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Euphorbia graveolens N.E.Br. Euphorbia radiata E.Mey. ex Boiss. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |