Euphorbia spiralis houseplant forming a distinctive spherical shape

forming a distinctive spherical shape

these cacti make the garden adorable and pleasing

butterflies

distinguishing it from the Adenium obesum (desert rose)

Euphorbia spiralis houseplant forming a distinctive spherical shapeDescription: Euphorbia spiralis is a scrubby, leafless, cactus like succulent related to Euphorbia polyacantha. It is the only spiny succulent euphorbia on Socotra (a typical example of convergent evolution, morphologically strongly reminiscent of neotropical cacti), possessing thick succulent stems with rows of paired spines arranged along the longitudinal ridges. The specific epithet spiralis coined by Balfour refers to the spiralling of the stem in