희기린

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 Euphorbia submammillaris f. pfersdorfii hort. Accepted Scientific Name: Euphorbia submamillaris (A.Berger) A.Berger

Origin and Habitat: It is known only as a cultivar.

      Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pickaninny toes, Kaffirtoes, Maternity Ward Euphorbia
RUSSIAN (Русский): Молочай пферсдорфа

Description: Euphorbia submammillaris f. pfersdorfii (Euphorbia pfersdorfii) is a curious and rare plant, showing extreme reduction in stems size. It is supposed by some to be a mutant form of Euphorbia submammillaris or maybe an hybrid. It produces innumerable small, few-angled branchlets and forms compact crowded cushions. It is known only as a cultivars.
Stem (branches): Clavate 2-5(-8) mm in diameter, 5-45 (or more) mm tall, 5-ribbed, with tooth-like tubercles, bright green. As the stems continue to grow, they will become brown and woody looking, except for the green buttons on the top.
Spines: The “spines” are indeed solitary lignified reddish inflorescence stems sterile c. 5-10 mm long long, with 3 - 4 small bracts.
Leaves: Short-lived, lanceolate (about 5 mm long).

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Euphorbia submammillaris group

• Euphorbia cv. Multiprolifera: forms large crowded clumps composed by thousands of tiny heads. It is similar to Euphorbia submammillaris f. pfersdorfii (if not the same) and presumably of hybrid origin.
• Euphorbia sp. (as submamillaris) hort.: has larger, stouter and less branches stems than standard "mammillaris". Ditribution: known only in cultivation and possibly a hybrid.
• Euphorbia submamillaris (A.Berger) A.Berger: is a densely branched dwarf-shrublets to 20 cm tall, forming compact clumps. It is known only in cultivation. (Supposed from wild plants found in South Africa, Cape Province)
• Euphorbia submammillaris f. pfersdorfii hort.: produces innumerable few-angled branchlets only few mm across and forms compact crowded cushions. It is known only as a cultivars.             
  

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