Euphorbia mauritanica

Euphorbia mauritanica
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. mauritanica
Binomial name
	Euphorbia mauritanica; L.
Synonyms
	Euphorbia corallothamnus Dinter ; Euphorbia melanosticta E.Mey. ex Boiss. ; Euphorbia paxiana Dinter ; Euphorbia sarcostemmatoides Dinter ; Tirucalia mauritanica (L.) P.V.Heath ; Tirucalia paxiana (Dinter) P.V.Heath ; Tirucalia sarcostemmatoides (Dinter) P.V.Heath ; Tithymalus brachypus Klotzsch & Garcke ; Tithymalus flaccidus Moench ; Tithymalus mauritanicus (L.) Haw. ; Tithymalus zeyheri Klotzsch & Garcke ;

Euphorbia mauritanica, commonly known as yellow milk bush or golden spurge, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to Africa.^[3]

Distribution

Euphorbia mauritanica is found in most of Southern Africa. It occurs extensively throughout the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in Namibia. It is dominant in the Succulent Karoo, in valleys and on hillsides. It has been introduced to India.^[2]

References

^ "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
^ ^a ^b "Euphorbia mauritanica'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ Nene, Allen Gcina (April 2008). "Euphorbia mauritanica L. var. mauritanica". Plantzafrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

External links

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[SANBI-1] "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

[POWO-2] "Euphorbia mauritanica'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[3] Nene, Allen Gcina (April 2008). "Euphorbia mauritanica L. var. mauritanica". Plantzafrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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