Euphorbia griffithii, the Griffith's spurge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Bhutan, Tibet and south west China. It is a spreading, rhizomatousherbaceousperennial growing to 90 cm (35 in), with many erect reddish stems and narrow dark green leaves with red central veins, turning red and yellow in autumn. In summer it produces flowerheads (cyathia) of brilliant red and yellow.[2]
euphorbia, griffithii, griffith, spurge, species, flowering, plant, spurge, family, euphorbiaceae, native, bhutan, tibet, south, west, china, spreading, rhizomatous, herbaceous, perennial, growing, with, many, erect, reddish, stems, narrow, dark, green, leaves. Euphorbia griffithii the Griffith s spurge 1 is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae native to Bhutan Tibet and south west China It is a spreading rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 90 cm 35 in with many erect reddish stems and narrow dark green leaves with red central veins turning red and yellow in autumn In summer it produces flowerheads cyathia of brilliant red and yellow 2 Euphorbia griffithii Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malpighiales Family Euphorbiaceae Genus Euphorbia Species E griffithii Binomial name Euphorbia griffithiiHook f It is a vigorous plant and can be invasive Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use including Dixter 3 4 and Fireglow 5 The Latin specific epithet griffithii refers to William Griffith 6 7 1810 1845 a British naturalist and botanist References edit BSBI List 2007 xls Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland Archived from the original xls on 2015 06 26 Retrieved 2014 10 17 RHS A Z encyclopedia of garden plants United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley 2008 p 1136 ISBN 978 1405332965 Named after Christopher Lloyd s garden at Great Dixter Euphorbia griffithii Dixter Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 26 July 2013 Euphorbia griffithii Fireglow RHS Retrieved 26 May 2019 D Gledhill The Names of Plants p 184 at Google Books Stearn William 1973 A Gardenerer s Dictionary of Plant Names Revised ed London Cassell published 1963 p 159 ISBN 978 0304937219 nbsp This Euphorbia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euphorbia griffithii amp oldid 1013461463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
