Euphorbia tridentata
Appearance
Euphorbia tridentata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. tridentata
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia tridentata Lam.
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Euphorbia tridentata is a species of succulent spurge native to the southern Cape, South Africa.[1]
Description[edit]
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A small, low, spreading, semi-geophytic stem-succulent, with tuberous roots and rhizomes. During the dry seasons, the stems can die back above ground. The stems are somewhat segmented. Each branch is rounded-to-cylindrical, but at its point of growth it is constricted.
The solitary cyathia are carried on short peduncles. Their five involucral glands each carry 3 or 4 distinctive finger-like outgrowths.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Euphorbia tridentata is endemic to South Africa.
In the Western Cape Province, it occurs around the town of Riversdale, westwards to Heidelberg and eastwards to Mossel Bay and Hartenbos.
References[edit]
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