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Euphorbia obesa f. cristata hort.

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Euphorbia obesa Hook.f.
Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7888. 1903

Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This is a fascinating and rare plant with strong dark green fan-shaped crested branches forming a snaky ridge or crowded cluster.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia obesa Hook.f.
Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7888. 1903
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia obesa subs. symmetrica (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) G.D.Rowley
Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bulletin 11(3): 97 (1998)
Synonymy: 2 Cultivars (2):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Crested Sea Urchin, Crested Baseball Plant
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Vetmensie

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



7007 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
7014 cactus-art Cactus Art
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art

30269 gennaro Gennaro Re
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Gennaro Re
26201 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

7009 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
7012 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

7016 cactus-art Cactus Art
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art
7015 cactus-art Cactus Art
Euphorbia obesa f. cristata Photo by: Cactus Art

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