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Photo by Галина/Galina, Pinterest.com.


The branches from Wikimedia.org.


Drawing by Gerhard Mark from the original description.

Author: 

Ralph Peckover, 1991

Family:  EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin: 

Eswatini, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal; North-Eastern South Africa

Soil: 

Mix - Sandy

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

10 Centimetres

Height: 

10 Centimetres

Flower: 

Yellow - Greenish-Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Ralph Peckover in 1991. It is found in Eswatini, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal in north-eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow to greenish-yellow.

The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named after the river of White Umflozi, flowing right through its habitat.


A plant from Caudex-and-co.forumactif.org.


The flowers from Euphorbia.de.