Tuesday, 17 August 2010

flowering spurge



Order:Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species E. corollata

Characteristics
unbranched, central stem is light green and hairless,
leaves are 2-3 and narrow, broadly linear or narrwoly oblong, alternate, except at the apex where the leaves are whorled, have smooth margins
flower - yellow cyathiu, and 5 petals that are white with some green towards the center. occur in numbers

adaptations.
can live in dry conditions and attract bees

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