Please help ID these Euphorbias

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John823
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Please help ID these Euphorbias

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Hello Everyone,

I purchased these two Euphorbias from two sources which I believe were misidentified as E. infausta and E. enopla. Any toughts on what they reallty are?
Thanks,
John
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They both look the same.
Maybe E jansenvillensis?? Not very convinced.
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Always hard to tell, but it's definitely not infausta nor enopla. Could be one of those horrida hybrids, which as is stated on Llifle, are very common, and variable.

"The hybrids of Euphorbia horrida are very common in the trade and in the collections. This hybrids involves several different species (often resulted from accidental crosses) and are widely propagated for their quality. They are a very strong and easy to grow spiny succulent that looks a lot like an American cactus and will readily form large clumps. They are extremely variable due to their hybrid origin and have many varieties and forms."

http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCC ... ida_hybrid
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E horrida has more ribs than the plant shown, and often have strong thorns / inflorescence remains, although obviously hybrids can differ a lot.
Rib count is OKish for E. jansenvillensis, as is lack of thorns.
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I would guess E. anoplia (Tanzanian zipper plant) . . . Which is often found at big box stores and I believe is actually a hybrid rather than a true species.
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Re: Please help ID these Euphorbias

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Thank you all for your input.

After reviewing images online of E. anoplia (see link below), I think that they look like E. anoplia.
http://waterwhendry.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... plant.html

Thanks again,
John
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