Euphorbiaceae
Steenbuck milkbush
Euphorbia tenax
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Steenbokmelkbos
- Chinese
- 碧京麒麟
- English
- Steenbuck milkbush
Synonyms
- Arthrothamnus cymosus Klotzsch & Garcke
- Arthrothamnus ecklonii Klotzsch & Garcke
- Arthrothamnus scopiformis Klotzsch & Garcke
- Euphorbia arceuthobioides Boiss.
- Euphorbia arrecta N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia mixta N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia rhombifolia var. cymosa N.E.Br.
- Euphorbia scopiformis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.
- Euphorbia serpiformis Boiss.
- Tirucalia arceuthobioides (Boiss.) P.V.Heath
- Tirucalia mixta (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath
- Tirucalia tenax (Burch.) P.V.Heath
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.