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Scientific Name | Euphorbia tenax Burch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia arceuthobioides Boiss., Euphorbia arrecta N.E.Br. (1915), not of N.E.Br. (1914), Euphorbia mixta N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Steenbokbos (a), Steenbokmelkbos (a), Ystervarkmelkbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Kotzesrus and Nieuwoudtville to the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Fynbos on sand to karroid shrubland on shale slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia tenax Burch. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Euphorbia arceuthobioides Boiss. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia tenax Burch. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia mixta N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Euphorbia tenax Burch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/15 |
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