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Euphorbia

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Field Notes

Description:

Euphorbias are an especially diverse group
of plants commonly known as spurges.

Habitat:

They are primarily from Africa, western Asia,
Europe, and North and South America. They range in form from large cactus like trees and shrubs in Africa and Arabia to summer annuals on the Great Plains.

Notes:

family of cactus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

Hi! It's Euphorbia milli, and it may look like a cactus, but it belongs to a different family, Euphorbiaceae.
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PublishedApril 3, 2011

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