Description: Euphorbia mauretanica, near Kamieskroon, South Africa. Date: 2008. Source: Own work. Author: Marco Schmidt[1]. Permission(Reusing this file): cc-by-sa 3.
Summary[edit] Description: Euphorbia mauritanica—golden spurge. The name "mauritanica" is a misnomer. Linnaeus, adopted the name from an earlier botanist, having no idean that the plant was from Southern Africa, about as far away from Mauretania, think Northern Morrocco, as you can get and still be in Africa. The "flower" in the photo is quite small, measuring approximately 5 mm. The plant photographed is from a private garden in Berkeley, CA. Date: 11 June 2016, 22:17. Source: 2016-06-11-14.11.58 ZS PMax Euphorbia mauritanica. Author: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America.
Summary[edit] Description: Euphorbia mauritanica—golden spurge. The name "mauritanica" is a misnomer. Linnaeus adopted the name from an earlier botanist, having no idea that the plant was from Southern Africa, about as far away from Mauretania (think Northern Morrocco) as you can get and still be in Africa. The "flower" in the photo is quite small, measuring approximately 5 mm. The plant photographed is from a private garden in Berkeley, CA. Date: 11 June 2016, 22:17. Source: 2016-06-11-14.06.42 ZS PMax Euphorbia mauritanica. Author: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America.
Euphorbia mauritanica—golden spurge. The name "mauritanica" is a misnomer. Linnaeus adopted the name from an earlier botanist, having no idea that the plant was from Southern Africa, about as far away from Mauretania (think Northern Morrocco) as you can get and still be in Africa. The "flowers" in the photo is quite small, measuring approximately 5 mm. The plant photographed is from a private garden in Berkeley, CA.
Euphorbia mauritanica—golden spurge. The name "mauritanica" is a misnomer. Linnaeus, adopted the name from an earlier botanist, having no idean that the plant was from Southern Africa, about as far away from Mauretania, think Northern Morrocco, as you can get and still be in Africa. The "flower" in the photo is quite small, measuring approximately 5 mm. The plant photographed is from a private garden in Berkeley, CA.