Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia herniariifolia Willd. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 902 (1799) |
Native Range | e. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves orbiculate to obovate-elliptic, 4-10mm long, slightly glaucous, bracts similar to leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | green |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | 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 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 |
Territory | 1 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) |