Euphorbia mellifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. mellifera
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia mellifera | |
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Euphorbia mellifera, the Canary spurge [2] or honey spurge, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. [4] [5] It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, [6] with narrow leaves up to 20 cm (8 in) long. In spring it produces brown, honey-scented flowers. [7]
The Latin specific epithet mellifera means "producing honey". [8]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [9] Euphorbia × pasteurii is listed [10] as a hybrid between E. mellifera and E. stygiana. The cultivars 'Phrampton Phatty', [11] 'Roundway Titan' [12] and 'John Phillips' [13] have received the RHS AGM.
Like all euphorbias, this plant contains a milky-white sap, which oozes out of the stems when cut. This can be a skin irritant and is very harmful to the eyes. Gloves should be worn when pruning,
Euphorbia mellifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. mellifera
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia mellifera | |
Synonyms | |
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Euphorbia mellifera, the Canary spurge [2] or honey spurge, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. [4] [5] It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, [6] with narrow leaves up to 20 cm (8 in) long. In spring it produces brown, honey-scented flowers. [7]
The Latin specific epithet mellifera means "producing honey". [8]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [9] Euphorbia × pasteurii is listed [10] as a hybrid between E. mellifera and E. stygiana. The cultivars 'Phrampton Phatty', [11] 'Roundway Titan' [12] and 'John Phillips' [13] have received the RHS AGM.
Like all euphorbias, this plant contains a milky-white sap, which oozes out of the stems when cut. This can be a skin irritant and is very harmful to the eyes. Gloves should be worn when pruning,