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Amperea xiphoclada
Broom spurge is a grass-like, erect, smooth-stemmed shrub native to eastern and southern coastal and inland Australia, including Tasmania. It is grown as a groundcover, understory plant, or informal hedge where it gets sunlight.
Ampera xiphloclada, commonly known as ‘broom spurge’, is a grass-like erect shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family.
Ampera xipholoclada is found throughout Australia’s eastern and southern coastal areas and inland ranges, as well as much of Tasmania. Distribution and populations are relatively stable.
Plants in the Euphorbiaceae family have diverse uses, but must be treated with caution as a large proportion of species are toxic, either in the seeds or in the flesh of stems. However, some species can be used as a source of rubber, fruit, dyes and have traditionally been used for medicinal purposes.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amperea xiphoclada by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
