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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Euphorbia rigida

Common Name(s)
upright myrtle spurge, gopher plant
Synonym(s)
Euphorbia biglandulosa

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  forb

North Africa, Western Asia/Middle East, Southeastern Europe

CO Department of Agriculture:
"Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a low growing perennial with trailing fleshy stems. The leaves are fleshy, blue-green and alternate. Flowers are inconspicuous with yellow-green, petal-like bracts that appear from March to May.Myrtle spurge spreads by seed and plants are capable of projecting seeds up to 15 feet. The plant grows from a taproot, with new stems emerging in early spring and dying back in the winter. Plants can grow up to 8-12 inches high and 12-18 inches in width."

Available commercially.

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
Tropicos Species Page
US National Germplasm Database
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