Euphorbia epithymoides
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. epithymoides
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia epithymoides |
Euphorbia epithymoides, the cushion spurge, syn. E. polychroma, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Libya, Turkey and East, Middle, and Southeast Europe. It is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in), bearing terminal cymes of acid yellow flower-heads (cyathia) in spring and summer.[2]
The cultivar 'Major'[3] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Euphorbia epithymoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Euphorbia epithymoides 'Major' AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Euphorbia epithymoides at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Euphorbia
- Plants described in 1762
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Euphorbia stubs