| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia livida E.Mey. ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 15(2): 14 (1862) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 5-60m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, coriaceous, ovate, elliptic or suborbiculate, obtuse, entire, cymes small, axillary, pedicelate, involucre crateriform |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chamaesyce livida (E.Mey. ex Boiss.) Koutnik |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |