Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia guentheri (Pax) Bruyns

Sausage spurge

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001102
Common name: Sausage spurge
English name: Sausage spurge
Arabic name: ايفوربيا جنتيري
Native: Kenya
Country: Kenya
(PGR): Rare

Perennial succulent herb with long, cylindrical stems, with prominent spine-tipped tubercles and fleshy sickle-shaped deciduous leaves flowers small with a red rim-like gland and enclosed in two fused greenish-white bracts with lovely purple mottling stems many, unbranched, fleshy, cylindric, spiny, erect to 15-60 cm tall or decumbent to 90 cm long, to 2 cm in diameter
leaves deciduous, obovate, to 7-80 mm long, 3-18 mm wide flowers cyathia fruits capsules, 3 lobed

Euphorbia guentheri is known for its unique appearance, making it a standout addition to any garden. This plant has drought-resistant qualities, making it perfect for low-maintenance gardening. 

Monadenium guentheri Pax

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Texture: Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Hot climates Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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