Euphorbia horrida
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. horrida
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Euphorbia horrida, the African milk barrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to South Africa. It is a cactus-like shrub showing remarkable similarities to the true cacti of the New World, and thus an example of convergent evolution.[2] Growing to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in), it has blue-green, heavily ridged spiny stems carrying solitary green flowers in summer. In temperate regions it must be grown in heated conditions under glass.
It develops new shoots laterally at the base of the plant (offset)s, often forming roots and thus a successful means of propagation.
The Latin specific epithet horrida means "with many prickles".[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Cactus art - Euphorbia horrida". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Euphorbia horrida". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 38. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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