Euphorbia clavigera

A dwarf spiny succulent Euphorbia with a thick underground tuber and short, angled branches. It grows in the lowveld bushveld and rocky grassland of Mpumalanga, Eswatini, northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mozambique. It needs strong sun, warmth and a dry winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Generalised from the measured range and related dwarf tuberous euphorbias: rocky outcrops, stony grassland and open bushveld, often among grass or low shrubs.

Recorded sites run from about 80 m on the Maputaland coastal plain to about 740 m in Eswatini.

MpumalangaLimpopoKwaZulu-NatalEswatiniMozambiqueSouth Africa

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.