Wild plant with caudex by Jean Andre
Audissou, Ispotnature.org.
A plant in culture by Geoff,
Agavaville.org.
Red flowers by L. von Staden,
Redlist.sanbi.org.
Greenish flowers by Koosclaassens,
Ispotnature.org.
A yellowish flower by Tony Rebelo,
Ispotnature.org. |
| Author: |
Robert Sweet, 1818 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Namibia, Western South Africa |
| Soil: |
Quarts-Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
45 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Yellow - Greenish - Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Cow Milk Bush, Cow Power,
Deerhorn, Elephants Milk Bush, Thick Milkbush |
| Synonyms: |
Dactylanthes hamata,
Haw.
Dactylanthes medusa, Raf.
Euphorbia cervicornis, Boiss.
Euphorbia peltigera, E.Mey. ex Boiss.
Medusea hamata, Klotzsch & Garcke. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family
was given this name by Robert Sweet in 1818. It is found in Namibia and
western South Africa, growing in a well drained quartzite gravel soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 45 centimetres in height. The flowers are green over yellow to red.
The genera is named after
Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The
species is named means 'hook shaped'.
This is a winter-grower, but
opportunistic. |
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Habitat by Tony Rebelo,
Ispotnature.org.
A large bush by Bhekisis, Ispotnature.org.
A big flowering plant by Alan Horstmann,
Ispotnature.org. |
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