Botany

Euphorbia aeruginosa

Euphorbia aeruginosa is a succulent member of the spurge family native to northern Limpopo Province of South Africa. It grows as a small shrub, in sandy soils and in the fractures of rocks sending up multiple spiny blue-green photosynthetic stems. The plant produces yellow cyathia or flowering heads. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

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See also

• ▸Cerinthe
• ▸Aerial tramway
• ▸Disa (plant)

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