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Euphorbia pseudocactus A.Berger
Sukkul. Euphorb. 78 (1907)
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Probably one of the more popular of all the columnar Euphorbias with very attractive markings. Grows in a candelabra form and branches.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia pseudocactus A.Berger
Sukkul. Euphorb. 78 (1907)
Synonymy: 4 Cultivars (2):
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Common Names include:
RUSSIAN (Русский): Молочай ложный кактус, Молочай многореберный

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

  • Euphorbia х lyttoniana Dexter: It is a spineless variant with intense markings usually shorter, it is also more square in cross-section, forming very compact, dense colonies of upright columns, selected from cultivated material.
  • Euphorbia pseudocactus A.Berger: Multi-branched, dwarf-stemmed, candelabra shaped succulent, 60-120 cm tall. The stems often have distinctive yellow V-shaped markings. Plants eventually form large mounded clumps.
  • Euphorbia pseudocactus f. cristata hort.: crested form.
  • Euphorbia pseudocactus cv. Miniature: (a.k.a. "dwarf form" )Seedlings of the miniature form sometimes appears among normal seedlings of this species. Their branches are (3-) 4- to 5-angled, little segemented and only 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter.
  • Euphorbia pseudocactus cv. Zig Zag: (sometimes called a Zig-Zag plant): far more popular, it is similar in form to Euphorbia grandicornis, but a much smaller and more manageable size.

19010 silvio Silvio Fantuzzi
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Silvio Fantuzzi
5077 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

5079 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
5078 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

5080 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
15434 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

5076 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia pseudocactus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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