Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia mauritanica L.

golden spurge Pencil Milkbush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001108
Common name: Golden spurge, Pencil Milkbush
English name: Yellow milk bush, golden spurge
Arabic name: ايفوربيا موريتانيكا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Monoecious, spineless, succulent shrub to 1-15 m tall branches yellowish green, pencil-thin, cylindrical and smooth, with alternate leaf scars flowers yellow (Cyathia), that are in a compact group at the end of each young branch 

used as a feature plant in a rockery garden gardeners like it for being colorful and drought resistant. poisonous plants. 

Euphorbia corallothamnus Dinte , Tirucalia mauritanica (L) PVHeath

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Texture: Mostly sand Rocky  Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Hot climates
Lights: Full sun Light shade Light shade when young Sheltered shade
Propagation: Cutting - seeds
Flowering time: Early spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-6.5

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