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Euphorbia labatii

Euphorbia labatii
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.5

Euphorbia labatii is a rare succulent, tuberous subshrub endemic to a single locality in northwestern Madagascar. It is a conservation-concern species and is seldom cultivated, so care advice is drawn from general succulent Euphorbia practice.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent, Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very fast-draining mineral mix, such as cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18 to 30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain milky latex, which is irritating to skin and eyes and harmful if swallowed; Euphorbia latex is widely documented as an irritant.
Native range
NW. Madagascar
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

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Euphorbia labatii is a rare endemic known only from a single locality in Antsiranana Province, Madagascar.

Other Euphorbia plants

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 labatii 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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