Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia scordiifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

In West Africa cattle, sheep and goats browse the plants, although the plants have also been reported as poisonous[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Euphorbia scordiifolia is an annual to perennial, often prostrate plant or with branched stems 10 - 40cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Algeria, Western Sahara and Senegal to Sudan and Ethiopia; Arabian Peninsula - Yemen, Saudi Arabia.

HabitatWeed; sandy soil of dunes and coastal plain; sandy soils of interior country; at elevations up to 330 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].