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Euphorbia milii, the crown of thorns, Christ plant, or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The species name commemorates Baron Milius , once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.
Euphorbia milii var. splendens is a variety of the species Euphorbia milii. [1] Like the other varieties of E. milii (and other plants in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae) E. m. var. splendens produces a milky latex that is an irritant poison .
Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides. Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, [2] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more.
The columnar cactus-like plants in the African section of the Desert Garden are succulent spurges (Euphorbia) and have caustic milky latex. Most species in the garden are native to South Africa and East Africa. Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii), the familiar house plant, is a spiny native of Madagascar that produces colorful bracts throughout ...
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The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa ...
Koeberlinia spinosa is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico known by several common names, including crown of thorns, allthorn, and crucifixion thorn. It is one of two species of the genus Koeberlinia, which is sometimes considered to be the only genus in the plant family Koeberliniaceae.