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Euphorbia polygona 

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales > Family: Euphorbiaceae > Genus: Euphorbia

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A female plant of Euphorbia polygona in flower in spring in Valley Bushveld at The Springs, Uitenhague, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Euphorbia polygona, Aloe striata, and Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) in succulent thicket at Mistkraal, Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Euphorbia polygona

A Honey bee (Apis mellifera) carrying pollen collected from the flowers of a male Euphorbia polygona in Valley Bushveld vegetation near Uitenhague, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]