Author: | Alwin Berger,
1910 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
South
Africa |
Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
8 (30)
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This "Medusa" member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Alwin Berger in 1910. It is
found in South Africa, growing in grit or other well drained soil
with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten
centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can reach 30 centimetres in
diameter. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name; Euphorbia
dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of
Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that
name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The
species name from Latin; 'of the Gorgon', for the Medusoid
growth form. |