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Euphorbia schinzii
Also called Northern noors, Schinz’s spurge, Barberton Milkweed
Euphorbia schinzii is a perennial Southern African, dwarf flowering plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found on rocky slopes, growing among rocks. Variable in form, it occurs in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and Malawi, at an altitude between 100 and 1500 meters. The genus Euphorbia is large, with over 2000 species of extremely diverse size and appearance, and with a global distribution.
Euphorbia schinzii is a dwarf and leafless, spiny, succulent plant, forming a tuberous rootstock at or just below ground level, with numerous erect 8–10 mm diameter branches that are somewhat woody growing to a height of 10–15 cm, and usually 3-angled with paired spines. Spines occur in 2 pairs to each tooth - one minute pair at the base of the tooth, another much longer pair at the apex, diverging, dark brown or grey.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia schinzii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
