Euphorbia obesa, sometimes called the baseball plant, is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the arid Karoo region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is listed on CITES Appendix II and is considered endangered in the wild because of over-collection, poaching, slow growth, and limited seed production, though it is widely cultivated in botanical gardens. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Euphorbia obesa (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
e Province of South Africa. It is listed on CITES Appendix II and is considered endangered in the wild because of over-collection, poaching, slow growth, and limited seed
- Wikidata Q135673 (P225 taxon name)
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Euphorbia obesa
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
In the wild it is endangered because of over-collection and poaching, combined with its slow growth, and the fact that the pod contains only two or three seeds.
Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
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