Euphorbia mauritanica, commonly known as yellow milk bush or golden spurge, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to Africa.[3]

Euphorbia mauritanica
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI)[1]
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[2]
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

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.[2]

References

External links

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

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