Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Euphorbia burmannii
Common names: Soetmelkbos
Where: Worcester, Damon
On Hiking route: Damon
When: Aug 2012
Remarks: The milky sap of this plant is highly irritant and can damage your eyes permanently.
Don’t touch your eyes after you have touched the plant.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Flowering: June to September
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Scientific name: Euphorbia caput-medusae
Common names: Vingerpol, Medusas head
Where: Cape Point
On Hiking route: Shipwreck route
When: Sept 2012
Remarks:
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Flowering: May to September
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Scientific name: Euphorbia tetragona
Common names: Naboom
Where: Worcester Karootuin
On Hiking route:
When: Sept 2012
Remarks: Neigbour from Eastern Cape – not indigenous to Western Cape
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Flowering:
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