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Euphorbia piscidermis

Euphorbia piscidermis
Photo: Kalebzhan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Euphorbia piscidermis is a small, clustering succulent subshrub from the dry scrublands of Ethiopia, prized by collectors for its fish-skin-like stem pattern. It is difficult to grow on its own roots and is often grafted onto fast-growing euphorbias.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly only when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Like other euphorbias, the milky latex is an irritant to skin and eyes and can cause harm if ingested.
Native range
Ethiopia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Euphorbia piscidermis is a species of plant native to the succulent scrublands of Ethiopa.

How to grow it

This species is difficult to cultivate on its own roots, so it is often grafted onto fast-growing Euphorbia species such as Euphorbia ingens or Euphorbia ammak.

Where it grows

Euphorbia piscidermis is found growing in the dry scrublands of euphorbia.

Other Euphorbia plants

Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Desert Candle · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Miniature Saguaro · Pincushion Euphorbia · Euphorbia alcicornis · Euphorbia alfredii · Euphorbia ambarivatoensis · Euphorbia ambovombensis · African candelabra · Euphorbia ampliphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia piscidermis 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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