Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter

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Image 1
Habit
20 Dec 2015

Image 2
Close-up of spines
20 Dec 2015

Image 3
Note three cyathium
scars between spines
02 Apr 2015

Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Full name:	Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter
ID status:	Fairly certain
Afrikaans common name(s):	Boesmangifboom
English common name(s):	Slender candelabra-euphorbia, Mountain milk-bush, Avas euphorbia
Synonym(s):	Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter var. avasmontana =Euphorbia kalaharica Marloth (1930)
Status:	Native
Description:	Usually 3 cyathium scars between spines.
Link(s)	African Plant Database JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia
Content last updated:	18 Apr 2024

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