General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Common names
  • Euphorbia

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Location: San Clemente
Date: 2020-09-15
Photo by BrendanCS
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2014
after the winter the plant is a deep red color
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2014
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2016
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: August 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: August 2013
the leaves have a lovely blue tinge.
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2013
Photo by LAGardengirl
Comments:
  • Posted by Dutchlady1 on May 5, 2013 5:36 PM concerning plant:
    It is clear to see why this plant got the species name 'pachypodioides' since it resembles the genus Pachypodium in its plump shape.

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