About
Marble Canyon spurge is a small perennial spurge from Arizona that forms dense tufts of wiry stems from a woody base.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 2.5–4.5 cm tall and about as wide.
Field notes
Morphology
A low, partly woody perennial 2.5–4.5 cm tall and about as wide, with densely clustered, erect, wiry stems, many of the previous season's dead stems persisting. New green, finely ribbed stems grow each year from a woody caudex on a thick taproot. Young growth is hairy, becoming sparsely hairy or smooth with age. Leaves are alternate, and the branch tips end in cyathia, the typical spurge flower clusters.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Arizona in the south-western United States.
History & etymology
Its closest relatives are E. strictior and E. wrightii, though the relationship needs further study.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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