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Coastal sand spurge

Euphorbia exserta

Coastal sand spurge
Photo: Carol L. Kelloff; Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany, CC0

Coastal sand spurge is a small perennial herb in the spurge family, native to the southeastern US coast from central Florida to North Carolina. It grows in sandy coastal soils and is rarely grown as an ornamental, so care advice is based on its sandy-habitat needs.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the sandy soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sand or sandy mix, low in nutrients.
Temperature
Suited to subtropical conditions; protect from frost below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical

About

Euphorbia exserta, known by the common name of coastal sand spurge, is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the southeastern United States, from central Florida to North Carolina.

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Marble Canyon spurge · Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Euphorbia abdita · Euphorbia abdulghafooriana · Abram's Spurge · Desert Candle · Euphorbia acalyphoides · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Pointed Sandmat · Euphorbia adenopoda · Miniature Saguaro

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia exserta 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.

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