Taxon

Euphorbia caerulescens

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Common name: Noors, Noorsdoring, Noorsheuning, Noorspol, Soetnoorsdoring, Suurnoors, Suurnoorsdoring, Vaalnoors, Blue euphorbia, Sweet noor succulent
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
Synonym: Euphorbia ledienii, Euphorbia ledienii var. dregei
Distribution: South Africa (EC, WC), Calitzdorp to Klipplaat and Jansenville.
Habitat: Stony, karroid slopes and flats.
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: It is an attractive, blue-stemmed Euphorbia freely branching with many stems arising from the ground. As with the other Euphorbias, the sap is poisonous, but after drying the plant can be used as animal fodder.
Links: Cactus Art • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: 1999-869/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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