Euphorbia grandidens Haw. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens is a succulent Euphorbiaceae species native to southern Africa that can grow as a shrub or tree.

Family
Genus
Euphorbia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens, commonly called valleybush euphorbia or large-toothed euphorbia, is a plant species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to southern Africa. While it sometimes grows as a shrub, it can also develop into a pachycaulous tree reaching up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. It has short horizontal branches arranged in a rosette at the top of the main trunk and its growth reiterations. These horizontal branches are succulent and triangular in cross-section.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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