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Euphorbia cornigera
Horned spurge is a rhizomatous perennial herb from the Himalayan region, grown for its narrow leaves and acid yellow flowerheads in summer. It needs well-drained soil and cool conditions, and all parts are poisonous.
Euphorbia cornigera is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is referred to by the common name horned spurge and is native to Bhutan. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 75 cm (30 in) tall, rarely 1 m (3 ft 3 in), with narrow green leaves with a pale green spine. Acid yellow flowerheads (cyathia) are borne in summer.
The Latin specific epithet cornigera means "with horns".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia cornigera 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.
