Euphorbia breviarticulataPax
False moo-cow Horn
Euphorbia breviarticulatavar.breviarticulata
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Family : EuphorbiaceaeSubfamily : EuphorbioideaeTribe : EuphorbieaeSubtribe : EuphorbiinaeGenus : Euphorbia
Euphorbia breviarticulatais aboriginal toEthiopia , Somalia , Uganda , Kenya , andTanzania . It grows in sandy soils , silt , and coastal dune remnant in open or dense Acacia - Commiphora bushlands and thickets at elevations that range from 200 to 3,940 foot ( 60 to 1,200 m ) .
Euphorbia breviarticulatais a succulent shrub with heavy , 3- to 4 - slant , deeply winged branches with spine shell joined into a continuous hornlike margin along the angles , lucubrate at the radical of the prickle . It can produce up to 16.4 ft ( 5 G ) improbable . The branches are bluish - green branches densely streaked with yellow - green . They are tumid and open , broadly speaking re - bifurcate , more or less regularly constricted into segment usually broader than long . The slant are crinkled with teeth . The spine yoke are full-bodied , give up to 3.2 inches ( 8 cm ) long and much shorter at the coarctation . The leaves are flyspeck , heavy , deltoid , and cursorily deciduous .
Cyathia are up to 0.35 inches ( 0.9 cm ) in diameter , with generally funnel - shaped involucres and golden yellow secretory organ . They seem 1 to 7 crowd together in natural spring . The fruit are deeply 3 - lob , dark-green , then reddening capsules that contain wan grey seeds .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 0 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Euphorbias are very comfortable to care for . They want a little baby to become established , but once they are , they are ego - sufficient . More fail from too much care and lacrimation than from neglect . Euphorbias need well - draining soil and lots of sunlight . They are not finicky about dirt pH , but they can not abide blotto soil . Unlike most succulent , Euphorbiadoes not treat foresightful time period of drought well . It may need hebdomadal watering during the summer . pee whenever the soil is teetotal several inch below the surface . Water deeply , but do n’t let them sit in wet soil , which can cause root rot . Add some constitutive thing or fertilizer to the planting hole . Feed with a half - forte fertiliser monthly if you are growing them in containers or your soil is short .
Euphorbiacan be grow from seed , but they can be difficult to develop ( or even detect ) . It is usually diffuse by cutting . This can be tricky because of the exuding sap . rout hormone is recommended withEuphorbias . They tend to grow problem - free , but there are a few pests and diseases to be snappy for .
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