| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia myrsinites L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 461 (1753) |
| Native Range | s. Europe to n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2300m |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, stem leaves sessile, oblong-obovate, 1-2cm, obtuse, apiculate, margins cartilagineous, dentate, terminal peduncles 7-10, cyathium campanulate-spherical |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| 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 | Endoisila myrsinites (L.) Raf. Euphorbia curtifolia Chaub. Euphorbia marschalliana Kotschy ex Boiss. Euphorbia myrsinites ssp. pontica (Prokh.) R.Turner Euphorbia pectinata Albov Euphorbia pontica Prokh. Euphorbia rigida Loisel. Euphorbion myrsinitum (L.) St.-Lag. Galarhoeus myrsinites (L.) Haw. Murtekias myrsinites (L.) Raf. Tithymalus myrsinites (L.) Hill |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |