Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia caput-medusae L.

Medusa's Head

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001109
English name: Medusa's Head
Arabic name: ايفوربيا تورتا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa

The plant forms a central, thick, tuberous stem from which numerous slender serpent-like branches radiate outward these branches can vary in color from green to blue-green flowers yellow or greenish-yellow, appear at the tips of the branches

ornamental in gardens and containers. popular choice for rock gardens, succulent gardens, and xeriscaping.

Medusea tuberculata (Jacq) Klotzsch & Garcke

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Texture: Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Division- cuttings
Flowering time: Spring, Summer
Zone: 9 : 12
pH range: 5.5-6.7
Status: Vulnerable threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Coastal gardens
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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