| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia altaica Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Fl. Ross. 2: 26 (1830) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | stem leaves sessile, narrowly obovate to elliptic, obtuse, entire, upper leaves largest, ovate, inflorescence umbellate, bracts triangular-ovate, 4-8mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 | Euphorbia altaica var. sajanensis Boiss. Euphorbia ambukensis Stepanov Euphorbia sajanensis (Boiss.) Baikov Tithymalus altaicus (Ledeb.) Klotzsch & Garcke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |