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Euphorbia herniariifolia Willd.  
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FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Genus speciesEuphorbia herniariifolia Willd. 
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 902 (1799)
Native Rangee. Medit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves orbiculate to obovate-elliptic, 4-10mm long, slightly glaucous, bracts similar to leaves
Size5-10cm
Colorgreen
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsEuphorbia cikaea F.K.Mey.
Euphorbia herniariifolia var. hebecarpa Boiss.
Euphorbia pumila Sm.
Euphorbia pycnophylla K.Koch
Tithymalus herniariifolius (Willd.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Tithymalus pumilus (Sm.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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