*Euphorbia cyparissias Linnaeus. Subgenus: Esula. Section: Esula. Common name: Cypress Spurge, Graveyard Spurge. Phenology: Mar-May (occasionally later). Habitat: Roadbanks, graveyards, waste places. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Other Comments: Rarely producing seeds, so a relatively "well-behaved weed", tending to spread only vegetatively from plantings.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Galarhoeus cyparissias (L.) Small ex Rydb. — S; = Tithymalus cyparissias (L.) Lam.
Links to other floras: = Euphorbia cyparissias - FNA12
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
| Intro | Stems | Leaves | Inforescence | Flowers | Fruits | Comments | Height | plant sale text | bloom table text | description | stems | leaves | inflorescence | flowers | fruits | comments | cultural notes | germination code | native range |
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Densely tufted, colonial perennial found on road banks and in graveyards and other disturbed sites. Native of Europe. | Stems multiple from a creeping, horizontal rootstock; branched and smooth, with milky sap. | Leaves crowded, alternate (opposite within inflorescence), sessile, often angled downward, narrowly linear or even needle-like, 3-12 in. long, pale green and smooth, exuding milky sap when broken. | Flowers in terminal, flat-topped, umbel-like cluster; yellowish-green; tiny; inserted above 2 lime-yellow oval, saucer-like bracts that turn red with age. | Fruit a round, 3-lobed capsule with granular surface. | 6-12 in. | Densely tufted, colonial perennial found on road banks and in graveyards and other disturbed sites. Native of Europe. | Stems multiple from a creeping, horizontal rootstock; branched and smooth, with milky sap. | Leaves crowded, alternate (opposite within inflorescence), sessile, often angled downward, narrowly linear or even needle-like, 3-12 in. long, pale green and smooth, exuding milky sap when broken. | Flowers in terminal, flat-topped, umbel-like cluster; yellowish-green; tiny; inserted above 2 lime-yellow oval, saucer-like bracts that turn red with age. | Fruit a round, 3-lobed capsule with granular surface. | Europe & Asia |
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