Euphorbia milii, Crown of Thorns plant

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Euphorbia milii (Crown-of-thorns or Christ Plant) is a species of Euphorbia native to Madagascar. It is a succulent climbing shrub growing to m tall, with densely spiny stems, the straight, slender spines up to 3 cm long, which help it scramble over other plants. The leaves are obovate, up to cm long and cm broad. The flowers are small, subtended by a pair of conspicuous petal-like bracts, and red in color.

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Location: Botanical Garden, California, USA
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