Conservation > Discover > Flora and Fauna > Ascension Spurge
Type: Endemic Plant | Status: Critically Endangered | Nativeness: Endemic
Perennial, dwarf shrub that forms low hemispherical domes up to 1m diameter. Stems are usually reddish and dichotomously branched with clusters of small creamish-white flowers at the tips. Occurs on arid cinder plains and scoria cones at lower elevations.
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This Endemic Plant can be found in the following locations:
A remote nature reserve home to many seabird species and stunning geological scenery.
Mars Bay Nature Reserve is part of a rocky stretch of the south coast called the Wideawake Fairs. This is one of the primary nesting sites for sooty terns. Within the nature reserve you can also find Shelly beach and the anchialine pools containing endemic shrimp and slime species.
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