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Euphorbia pachypodioides is a small, slow-growing, semisucculent shrub from the rocky limestone areas of northwestern Madagascar, grown by enthusiasts for its compact habit. The key to growing it is bright light and very sparing watering.
Euphorbia pachypodioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. It also has the binomial synonym Euphorbia antankara (Leandri, 1946).
This small plant is available from several sources for enthusiasts. It is attractive, but slow growing.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia pachypodioides 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.
