Species · genus Euphorbia · Euphorbiaceae

Resin Spurge

Euphorbia resinifera O.Berg

Also known as: African Spurge

Growth habit

succulent subshrub or shrub

Native range

Morocco

Reference · E. resinifera

Cultivars of E. resinifera

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No named cultivars catalogued under E. resinifera yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Euphorbia resinifera is a succulent shrub from the arid mountains of Morocco, storing water in its angular green stems and demanding gritty, fast-draining mineral mix. Give it the brightest spot you have, ideally several hours of direct sun, and let the soil dry out completely before watering deeply but infrequently. Water only when the mix is bone dry well below the surface; when in doubt, wait longer.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 28 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

13–30 °C

Soil mix

Very gritty, fast-draining cactus mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings, callused before potting

Fertilizing

Dilute cactus feed once or twice in summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Small yellow-green cyathia; uncommon indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Euphorbiaceae produce a caustic, irritant milky latex that can burn skin and eyes and is harmful if ingested. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

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