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Types of Euphorbia

Candelilla​
Candelilla​

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Caper Spurge​
Caper Spurge​

Botanically the mole plant is called Euphorbia lathyris. Other common names are caper spurge, leafy spurge and gopher spurge. Caper spurge mole plant is either an annual or biennial plant that exudes latex when cut or broken.

Crown-of-​Thorns​
Crown-of-​Thorns​

In Thailand it is said that the number of flowers on a Euphorbia crown of thorns plant foretells the luck of the plant keeper. Over the past 20 years, hybridizers have improved the plant so that it produces more and larger flowers (and if the saying is true, better luck) than ever before.

Cushion ​Spurge​
Cushion ​Spurge​

The Chrome or Cushion Spurge is a popular perennial for spring display, especially nice to use alongside tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs.

Cypress ​Spurge​
Cypress ​Spurge​

Euphorbia cyparissias, the cypress spurge, is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. Natural habitat types include dunes, pannes, coastal headlands and grasslands.

Euphorbia ​Abdelkuri​
Euphorbia ​Abdelkuri​

Euphorbia abdelkuri is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Abd al Kuri, an island south of Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.The Latex of the plant is toxic.

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Euphorbia ​Ambovombensis​
Euphorbia ​Ambovombensis​

Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Euphorbia Species (Euphorbia ambovombensis) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden.

Euphorbia ​Ammak​
Euphorbia ​Ammak​

Euphorbia ammak This is a very showy tree-like plant from Yemen and Saudi Arabia which grows arms over time. Plant edges are ridged with short, brown, cow-horn spines. Description: Euphorbia ammak is a striking Euphorbia of massive stature that resembles to E. candelabra but It branches but not profusely.

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Euphorbia ​Atropurpurea​
Euphorbia ​Atropurpurea​

Euphorbia atropurpurea, called tabaiba majorera or tabaiba roja in Spanish, is a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae native to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It can reach 2 metres in height, and grows in ravines, and on slopes and terraces.

Euphorbia ​Bourgaeana​
Euphorbia ​Bourgaeana​

Euphorbia bourgeana is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.: 208. Description.

Euphorbia ​Canariensis​
Euphorbia ​Canariensis​

Euphorbia canariensis Tremaut Tithymalus quadrangularis Kigg Euphorbia canariensis, commonly known as the Canary Island spurge, Hercules club or in Spanish cardón,: 206 is a succulent member of the genus Euphorbia and family Euphorbiaceae endemic to the Canary Islands.

Euphorbia ​Candelabrum​
Euphorbia ​Candelabrum​

Euphorbia reinhardtii Volkens Euphorbia candelabrum is a succulent species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, one of several plants commonly known as candelabra tree. Its Latin name derives from its growth habit, often considered to resemble the branching of a candelabrum.

Euphorbia ​cap-Saintemariensis​
Euphorbia ​cap-Saintemariensis​

Description: Euphorbia cap-saintemariensis (a.k.a. as Euphorbia capsaintemariensis) is an attractive miniature Madagascan species that produces many horizontal silver grey branches coming from a basal caudex.

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Euphorbia ​Cotinifolia​
Euphorbia ​Cotinifolia​

Euphorbia cotinifolia is a broadleaf red shrub native to Mexico and South America. Treated as a shrub, it reaches 10 to 15 ft (3.0 to 4.6 m) but can be grown as a tree reaching 30 ft (9.1 m). Small white flowers with creamy bracts bloom at the ends of the branches in summer.

Euphorbia ​Cylindrifolia​
Euphorbia ​Cylindrifolia​

Euphorbia cylindrifolia subs. tuberifera Marn.-Lap. & Rauh: Except for the fact that it never spread by means of stolons, it is hardly distinguishable from subsp. cylindrifolia, all the other characteristics are identical, namely size and form of branches and leaves, size of caudex etc.

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Euphorbia ​Decaryi​
Euphorbia ​Decaryi​

It is surely a bizarre Euphorbia, and has some really unusual thick, wrinkled leaves. A special plant indeed! Description: E. decaryi is a small, leafy succulent with a shrub-like development and beautiful wavy, zig-z ag edged leaves.

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Euphorbia ​Dendroides​
Euphorbia ​Dendroides​

Euphorbia dendroides; Stem, leaves and flowers: Scientific classification; Kingdom: Plantae: Clade: Angiosperms: Clade: Eudicots: Clade: Rosids: Order: Malpighiales: Family: Euphorbiaceae: Genus: Euphorbia: Species: E. dendroides: Binomial name; Euphorbia dendroides L.

Euphorbia ​Francoisii​
Euphorbia ​Francoisii​

Description: Euphorbia francoisii is a very variable caudiciform shrublet up to 15 cm tall. Without question, it is one of the most popular Euphorbias in the Euphorbia ambovombensis group with beautiful leaves coming in a dazzling array of shapes and colours that change with the seasons.

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Euphorbia ​Grantii​
Euphorbia ​Grantii​

Euphorbia mulemae Rendle Euphorbia grantii is a species of succulent plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. The specific epithet is in honour of explorer James Augustus Grant.

Euphorbia ​Hedyotoides​
Euphorbia ​Hedyotoides​

Euphorbia hedyotoides is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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Euphorbia ​Helioscopia​
Euphorbia ​Helioscopia​

Euphorbia helioscopia (sun spurge) is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is a herbaceous annual plant, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and eastward through most of Asia. Other old folk names include wart spurge, umbrella milkweed and "madwoman's milk".

Euphorbia ​Heterophylla​
Euphorbia ​Heterophylla​

Euphorbia heterophylla, also known under the common names of (Mexican) fireplant, painted euphorbia, Japanese poinsettia, desert poinsettia, wild poinsettia, fire on the mountain, paintedleaf, painted spurge, milkweed, and kaliko plant, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family.

Euphorbia ​Hirta​
Euphorbia ​Hirta​

Euphorbia hirta in Panchkhal valley Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways.

Euphorbia ​Horrida​
Euphorbia ​Horrida​

Euphorbia horrida bears green cyathia that sometimes may turn brownish with the age. The cyathia of Euphorbia polygona are red to deep purple. Parasite: E. horrida is the suitable host plant for the charming parasite Viscum minimum (mistletoe).

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Euphorbia ​Ingens​
Euphorbia ​Ingens​

Euphorbia ingens is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia and the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to dry areas of southern Africa. It is popularly known as the "Candelabra Tree", and its milky latex can be extremely poisonous, and a dangerous irritant.

Euphorbia ​Lactea​
Euphorbia ​Lactea​

Euphorbia lactea in Kourou, French Guiana. It is an erect shrub growing up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall, with succulent branches 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) diameter, ridged, with a triangular or rhombic cross-section; the ridges are spiny, with short spines up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long.

Euphorbia ​Leuconeura​
Euphorbia ​Leuconeura​

Euphorbia leuconeura, the Madagascar jewel, is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is forest undergrowth in rocky areas.

Euphorbia ​Lophogona​
Euphorbia ​Lophogona​

Hybrids from this plant (e.g. Euphorbia x lomi (Euphorbia lophogona x Euphorbia milii) are among the most popular succulent plants in the international trade. Cultivation: Half sun to lit shade appears to be the optimum range but tolerate the most shade.

Euphorbia ​Obesa​
Euphorbia ​Obesa​

Euphorbia obesa, also called baseball plant, forms a ball-like segmented shape that is adapted to hot, arid climates. Euphorbia baseball plant makes an excellent houseplant and is low maintenance. Enjoy this information on how to grow baseball euphorbia. Euphorbia Baseball Plant Info. There is a wide array of Euphorbia species.

Euphorbia ​Oblongata​
Euphorbia ​Oblongata​

Euphorbia oblongata is the all round best-looking, longest-flowering foliage plant you can find anywhere in the world. It forms the base of 95% of my floral arrangements, and lines most of the beds in my garden at Perch Hill.

Euphorbia ​Paralias​
Euphorbia ​Paralias​

Euphorbia paralias (sea spurge) is a species of Euphorbia, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. It is a glaucous perennial plant growing up to 70 cm tall. The crowded leaves are elliptic-ovate (ovate toward the top of the stems) and 5 to 20 mm long. The species is widely naturalised in Australia.

Euphorbia ​Peplis​
Euphorbia ​Peplis​

Euphorbia peplis (purple spurge) is a species of Euphorbia, native to southern and western Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia, where it typically grows on coastal sand and shingle. It is a small, prostrate annual plant, the stems growing to 10–20 cm long, typically with four stems from the base.

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Euphorbia ​Resinifera​
Euphorbia ​Resinifera​

Euphorbia resinifera A.Berger Euphorbia resinifera (Resin spurge) is a species of spurge native to Morocco, where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains.

Euphorbia ​Serrata​
Euphorbia ​Serrata​

Euphorbia serrata is a species of spurge known by the common names serrated spurge and sawtooth spurge. It is native to Europe and North Africa but it is present elsewhere as a weedy introduced species.

Euphorbia ​Stenoclada​
Euphorbia ​Stenoclada​

Euphorbia stenoclada is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel Islands (Europa Island). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia ​Tithymaloides​
Euphorbia ​Tithymaloides​

Euphorbia tithymaloides is a perennial succulent spurge. An erect shrub, the plant is also known by the scientific name Pedilanthus tithymaloides. However, the genus Pedilanthus has been submerged into the genus Euphorbia, and is more correctly known by its new name (Euphorbia tithymaloides).

Euphorbia ​Tulearensis​
Euphorbia ​Tulearensis​

Euphorbia tulearensis is locally common throughout its range, but there is continuing decline due to habitat degradation, fire, habitat clearing for charcoal and illegal collection for horticultural trade.

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Fireglow ​Spurge​
Fireglow ​Spurge​

Of the many Spurge now available to gardeners, this is one of the easiest and most reliable, particularly in colder climate areas. Plants form a bushy, upright mound of dark green leaves with the appearance of a small shrub.

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Flowering ​Spurge​
Flowering ​Spurge​

Flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) is a perennial that grows wild in prairies, fields and forests and along roadsides across most of the eastern two-thirds of the United States. Also known as baby’s breath of the prairie, flowering spurge plants produce white, green-centered flowers from early summer to late summer.

Green ​Poinsettia​
Green ​Poinsettia​

Euphorbia Species pulcherrima The bright petals of Poinsettias, which look like flowers, are actually the bunch of upper leaves of the plant, called bracts. Poinsettia flowers are small, green or yellow, and grow inconspicuously in the center of each leaf bunch.

Leafy Spurge​
Leafy Spurge​

The Ecological Areawide Management (TEAM) Leafy Spurge USDA. ARS. Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory. The Ecological Area-wide Management (TEAM) Leafy Spurge was a $4.5 million, five-year (1998-2002) USDA-ARS research and demonstration program focusing on the Little Missouri drainage in Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas.

Matted ​Sandmat​
Matted ​Sandmat​

Euphorbia rugulosa (Engelm. ex Millsp.) Greene Euphorbia aaron-rossii A.H.Holmgren & N.H.Holmgren; Euphorbia abbreviata Thuill. Euphorbia abchazica Woronow; Euphorbia abdelkuri Balf. f. Euphorbia abortiva Forssk. Euphorbia abyssinica J. F. Gmel. Euphorbia acalyphoides Hochst. ex Boiss. Euphorbia acanthothamnos Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. Euphorbia acerensis Boiss.

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Milkweed​
Milkweed​

The milkweed referred to in this article is euphorbia peplus, which Wikipedia also refers to as milkweed. E. peplus is also known as petty spurge, radium weed and cancer weed. It is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.

Myrtle Spurge​
Myrtle Spurge​

What is myrtle spurge? It?s a kind of a weed bearing the scientific name of Euphorbia myrsinites. Myrtle spurge plants are very invasive and managing myrtle spurge weeds is not easy. Click here for information about methods of myrtle spurge control.

Nodding ​Spurge​
Nodding ​Spurge​

Nodding Spurge Chamaesyce nutans Euphorbia family (Euphorbiaceae) Description: This plant is a summer annual that becomes 3-18" tall; it is low and spreading, but not prostrate. The stems are pinkish red, round, and hairless, except for a few fine hairs on new growth. The opposite leaves are up to 2" long and ¾" across.

Pencil Cactus​
Pencil Cactus​

Information on the Pencil Cactus Plant. The pencil cactus is a large plant native to Africa and India. The plant is ideal for sunny warm spots indoors or greenhouse growing. Care of pencil cactus is minimal. Euphorbia tirucalli, or pencil cactus, is a tropical plant that may become 30 feet tall in habitat.

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Poinsettia​
Poinsettia​

The poinsettia (/ p ɔɪ n ˈ s ɛ t i ə / or / p ɔɪ n ˈ s ɛ t ə /) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). The species is indigenous to Mexico.

Prostrate ​Sandmat​
Prostrate ​Sandmat​

Prostrate Sandmat is a 100% natural remedy for the symptoms of hemorrhoids. What Is Prostrate Sandmat Its Latin name is euphorbia prostrata (from the euphorbiaceae family). Its common name is prostrate sandmat.

Snow-on-the-​Mountain​
Snow-on-the-​Mountain​

Snow on the Mountain is beautiful, hardy, easy to grow. A great addition to any landscape. I'm really worried about the beautiful little girl in the picture since the sap, even in fairly small amounts can cause blisters rashes and rather painful skin irritation.

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Spotted ​Spurge​
Spotted ​Spurge​

Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus), not just to members of the genus.