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Euphorbia schlechtendalii is a subshrub, shrub or small tree from Mexico and Central America, sometimes reaching about 10 m. It is a tropical, seasonally dry plant best grown warm and in well-drained soil.
Euphorbia schlechtendalii, with no English name, is a species of subshrub, shrub or small tree occurring in Mexico and Central America. It belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.
Euphorbia schlechtendalii occurs in states of central and southern Mexico on the Pacific and Gulf sides, and the Yucatan Peninsula; it is absent in the arid north and the Central Mexican matorral. It occurs in Central America as far south as Costa Rica
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia schlechtendalii 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.
