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Euphorbia melitensis is a small subshrub endemic to Malta, a relative of the spurges rarely grown outside its native range. It is a drought-tolerant, sun-loving plant best suited to a warm, dry, free-draining site.
Euphorbia melitensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Malta.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia melitensis 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.
