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Euphorbia mammillaris L.
Sp. Pl. 1: 451. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia mammillaris Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Forms erect club-shaped stems with squarish or hexagonal tubercles in rows resembling "corn cobs".

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia mammillaris L.
Sp. Pl. 1: 451. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Indian Corn Cob, Corn Cob Plant, Corncob Euphorbia, Corncob Cactus
RUSSIAN (Русский): Молочай сосочковый

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Euphorbia mammillaris group

  • Euphorbia mammillaris L.: Short stemmed shrublet producing a dense clustered mound. The stems have squarish or hexagonal tubercles in rows resembling "corn cobs"
  • Euphorbia mammillaris f. variegata: Very popular variegated form with with pale stems stripped in cremy-white and emerald green that turn pink in full sun during the winter .

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Euphorbia mammillaris Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Euphorbia mammillaris Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Euphorbia mammillaris Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

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