Euphorbia epithymoides
| Euphorbia epithymoides | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. epithymoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia epithymoides L.[1] | |
Euphorbia epithymoides (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.
References
- ↑ "Euphorbia epithymoides". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Euphorbia epithymoides 'Major' AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
External links
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