| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia ruscifolia (Boiss.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(2): 259 (1915) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 200-300m |
| Description | leaves alternate, ascendent, more or less imbricate, shortly petiolate, linear-lanceolate to ovate, acute, aristate-mucronate, at base cordate, involucre crateriform |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia aculeata E.Mey. Euphorbia sclerophylla var. ruscifolia Boiss. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |