Euphorbia or Spurge Plant
I have several of these---they like to spread and I have a few differing varieties of them...some tall, some short. I'm not sure exactly which variety of euphorbia these are, but their tips look like mini suction cups when in bloom. Very cool. Did a macro today and added some artistic watercolor processing.
There are over 2000 species of Euphorbias in the world. They range from annual weeds to trees. They all have latex and a unique flower structure. A significant percentage is succulent, but they are mostly originating from Africa and Madagascar. The Euphorbias are named after a Greek surgeon called Euphorbus. He was physician of Juba II who was the Romanticized king of a North African kingdom, and is supposed to have used their milky latex as an ingredient for his potions.
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