New Zealand Sea Spurge

(Euphorbia glauca)

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Description

Euphorbia glauca, known by the common names of waiūatua, waiū-o-Kahukura, New Zealand sea spurge or shore spurge, is a coastal plant endemic to New Zealand. The plant is listed in the New Zealand Threat Classification System as in Serious decline although the population of the species experiences extreme fluctuations.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Euphorbia
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