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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.

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.

References

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

External links

• Media related to Euphorbia mauritanica at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Euphorbia mauritanica at Wikispecies

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