... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2002 Euphorbia obesa  can grow to 20 cm in height with a diameter ... root. The leaves are very rudimentary and soon drop off. Euphorbia obesa is dioecious, i.e. male and female flowers ... highly reduced male flowers or a single female flower. In Euphorbia obesa , the cyathia appear in summer, from ...

... through Swaziland and up to Messina in Limpopo. Euphorbia Euphorbia cooperi can create a statement in any garden due to ... of the garden would be ideal for these water-wise plants. Euphorbia cooperi is a succulent tree up to 7 m tall, with ...

... Oliver Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2005 Euphorbia stellispina is a tall, unisexual, multi-stemmed ... Seeds are dispersed when the capsules dry and burst open. Euphorbia stellispina has a very wide distribution, ... bushes. Pollination is mainly by bees and sometimes wasps. Euphorbia stellispina produces white latex sap which helps ...

... Garden April 2008 With additions by Yvonne Reynolds Euphorbia mauritanica is a monoecious, spineless, ... the plant is injured, it produces milky sap at the cut. Euphorbia mauritanica grows very well in dry climates and in ... easily. It is also known to be fast growing. This euphorbia is sometimes the host plant for Hydnora africana ...

... of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) April 2012   Euphorbia clivicola is a short, spiny perennial succulent ... locule. Plants produce toxic, milky latex (Smart 1999). Euphorbia clivicola occurs in two populations which are about ... on the outskirts of Polokwane (Pfab & Witkowski 1998). Euphorbia clivicola grows on gentle slopes with northern and ...

... outgrowths). Fruiting time is from September to November. Euphorbia is a cosmopolitan genus. It consists of about 2 000 ... distributed worldwide. There are about 200 species of Euphorbia found distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa; Angola, ... and Mozambique and extending through to southern Africa. Euphorbia grandidens is native to South Africa, Lesotho and ...

... Herbarium, Pretoria February 2017 Photos: Andrew Hankey Euphorbia globosa is a dwarf succulent composed of usually ... fruit capsule. The fruit bursts open to release seeds. Euphorbia globosa is a slow-growing and long-lived plant. Euphorbia globosa is endemic to the Eastern Cape Province, ...

... Helme for assistance with information for this article. Euphorbia nesemannii is a spiny succulent shrublet with ... autumn and mid-winter. The fruits are dark brown to black. Euphorbia nesemannii is endemic to South Africa, and is found ... summers. The flowers are pollinated by generalist flies. Euphorbia Euphorbia nesemannii can be propagated both by ...

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden November 2018 Euphorbia tuberosa is a spineless, deciduous, dwarf succulent ... with 5, yellowish or green lobes, in winter and spring. Euphorbia tuberosa is an abundant and very widely distributed ... be moved around, because it must be kept dry in summer. Euphorbia tuberosa has minute, brightly coloured, yellowish ...

... and Lungisani Zondi for providing useful information.   Euphorbia bupleurifolia is a spineless, dwarf succulent, ... sap, which exudes when cut. This is a slow-growing plant. Euphorbia bupleurifolia is endemic to South Africa and is ... in the soil, germinating after fires or the first rain. Euphorbia Euphorbia bupleurifolia is slow growing, but easy ...