Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter

Close-up of spines

Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Full name:	Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter
Location:	Naukluft (2416AC)
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
Photographer:	AA Dreyer
Date of photograph:	20 Dec 2015
Camera make:	Canon
Camera model:	EOS 7D Mark II
Lens aperture:	f/9.0
Shutter speed:	1/3200 s
ISO speed:	1000
Content last updated:	18 Apr 2024

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