Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Euphorbia mellifera, the Canary spurge [2] or honey spurge, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, [ 6 ] with narrow leaves up to 20 cm (8 in) long.
Leaves used as fermented tea. The plant is not considered palatable, but the young shoots and leaves can be cooked and eaten. [13] [14] Fresh leaves can be eaten raw. [2] The young flowers are also edible (being made into jelly in the Yukon) [15] and the stems of older plants can be split to extract the edible raw pith. [16]
The genus Euphorbia is one of the largest and most complex genera of flowering plants, and several botanists have made unsuccessful attempts to subdivide the genus into numerous smaller genera. According to the recent phylogenetic studies, [22] [23] [24] Euphorbia can be divided into four subgenera, each containing several sections and groups.
Euphorbia stygiana is an evergreen shrub with low but robust serpentine, green stems; white-veined, thick, leathery blue-dark green leaves and large yellow-green flower heads which are strongly honey-scented in spring and summer (from May to June). It can grow up to about 10 metres (33 ft) tall in its native environment but is often 1.5 metres ...
If you live in USDA Zones 9–11, you can plant African milk trees outside. Choose an area that receives partial sunlight and has sufficient space for the tree to reach a height of up to 10 feet.
Euphorbia characias flowers. Euphorbiaceae (/ j uː ˈ f oʊ r b iː ˌ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants.In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, [2] which is also the name of the type genus of the family.
Euphorbia serpyllifolia (Euphorbia serpillifolia [note 1]) is a species of euphorb known by the common names thymeleaf sandmat or thyme-leafed spurge.It is native to a large part of North America from Canada to Mexico, where it is a common member of the flora in many types of habitat.
Euphorbieae (commonly called Euphorbia) has a sap inside of it - that when it breaks or is cut - comes out of it, and tends to irritate the skin. Euphorbieae were thought to be a bisexual flower, however, research has shown that there are many male flowers surround one female flower.