As these plants have big underground bodies formed by a combination of root and stem, they qualify as caudiciforms.
Photographed near Port Elizabeth, 25 October 2012
Tag: Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia obesa ssp. symmetrica
A rare plant in nature, only known from a small area between Willowmore and Rietbron. Photographed 7 April 2006.
Euphorbia pseudoglobosa
This is one of the dwarf Euphorbias. According to literature it may become 15 cm tall, but the ones I have seen up to now were only a few cms. The pictures were taken south of Laingsburg, along the old road from Montagu to Ladismith, on the following dates: 1 and 2: 7 July 2009; 3: 1 May 2011; 4 and 5: 30 June 2013 (in other words: yesterday).
Euphorbia caerulescens
Growing in Matjiesvlei near Calitzdorp, in the foothills of the Swartberge. 21 Nov. 2008
Euphorbia tuberculata var. tuberculata
In coastal dunes near Strandfontein, 30 July 2009
Euphorbia friedrichiae
This peculiar plant was photographed on the open plain south of Vioolsdrift on 5 Sept. 2010
Euphorbia confluens
Photographed 5 Sept. 2010 between Steinkopf and Port Nolloth.
Euphorbia ramiglans
One of the more interesting Euphorbias of the Richtersveld.
Euphorbia loricata
Euphorbia clandestina
Photographed near Ladismith 17 April 2011.
Nos 1 and 3 were made with ambient light only, in 2 and 4 flash was added. See for yourself what a huge difference in atmosphere this makes.
