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Euphorbia epithymoides

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Euphorbia epithymoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. epithymoides
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

  1. ^ "Euphorbia epithymoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ^ "Euphorbia epithymoides 'Major' AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 18 February 2018.