EUPHORBIA INERMIS
Author:
Philip Miller, 1768
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 13 (1768)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Euphorbia viperina, A.Berger.
Euphorbia huttoniae N.E.Br. 1915 =
Euphorbia inermis var. huttonae, A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, 1941 =
Euphorbia superans, A.G.J.Herre, 1950.
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Philip Miller in 1768. It is found in southern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, with the branches, it reaches a diameter of 30 centimetres. The flowers are from almost white to yellow.
The genera name; Euphorbia dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The species name meaning 'unarmed' for the absent or short spines.
Flower
Yellow - Whitish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
