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Scientific Name | Euphorbia caput-medusae L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Dactylanthes tuberculata (Jacq.) Haw., Euphorbia bolusii N.E.Br., Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var. geminata Aiton, Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var. major Aiton, Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var. minor Aiton, Euphorbia commelinii DC., Euphorbia confluens Nel, Euphorbia fructus-pini Mill. var. geminata Sweet, Euphorbia macowani N.E.Br., Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br., Euphorbia muirii N.E.Br., Euphorbia ramiglans N.E.Br., Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq., Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. var. macowani (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, Euphorbia tuberculatoides N.E.Br., Medusea major Haw., Medusea tessellata Haw. |
Common Names | Hondebossie (a), Medusa's Head (e), Noordmannetjie (a), Noordpol (a), Noordpool (a), Vingerpol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/21 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer, L. von Staden, J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Oranjemund to the Cape Peninsula and Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Gariep Plains Desert |
Description | Sandy flats and stony slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia caput-medusae L. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. var. macowani (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia confluens Nel | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. var. tuberculata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia bolusii N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia muirii N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia ramiglans N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia caput-medusae L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia tuberculatoides N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Archer, R.H., von Staden, L., Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2023. Euphorbia caput-medusae L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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