Euphorbia obesa
Baseball Cactus, Gingham Golfball
Other regional names: Living Baseball
- Living Baseball
Also known as: Euphorbia cucumerina Willd. +1 more
- Euphorbia cucumerina Willd.
- Euphorbia obesa subsp. obesa
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Euphorbia obesa (commonly known as Baseball-Cactus or Gingham-golfball) is a succulent shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. The genus Euphorbia is notably large, comprising more than 2100 species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Succulent
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms