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Succulents Partly documented

Euphorbia tulearensis

A dwarf, tuberous Euphorbia from the hot, dry coastal limestone country around Toliara in southwest Madagascar, grown for its small rosettes of wavy-edged leaves over a thick underground root. It wants strong light, warmth all year and a clearly drier, slightly cooler winter.

Euphorbia tulearensis
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows among low spiny scrub on calcareous sand and limestone near the coast of southwest Madagascar, with the tuber buried and only the leaf rosette at the surface. Details come mostly from what is known of the dwarf Madagascan Euphorbia group rather than species-specific study.

Wild records sit near sea level, about 26–60 m; one record from the central highlands at about 1,200 m is probably a cultivated or misplaced point.

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.