Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia telephioides Chapm. |
Bibliography | Fl. South U.S.: 402 (1860) |
Native Range | ec. Florida |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-20m |
Description | leaves elliptic or obovate, 3-6cm, thick and carnose, cuneate, acute or mucronate, cyathia in cymose inflorescence, involucre campanulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Galarhoeus telephioides (Chapm.) Small Tithymalus telephioides (Chapm.) Small |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (FLA Florida) |