Baseball Plant

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Baseball PlantScientific Name: Euphorbia obesaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Succulents & Desert PlantsRange: South Africa, strictly endemic to a tiny geographic area in the Great Karoo semi-desert around Kendrew, Graaff-Reinet, in the...

Castor Oil Plant

Plants > Flowering Plants

Overview AT A GLANCE Common Name: Castor Oil Plant Scientific Name: Ricinus communis Category: Plants Subcategory: Flowering Plants Size: Height: 2-5 m (6.6-16 ft); large specimens reach 10 m in frost-free tropics Weight: Fast-growing woody perennial shrub (mass 10-50...

African Milk Tree

Plants > Succulents & Cacti

Overview AT A GLANCE Common Name: African Milk Tree Scientific Name: Euphorbia trigona Category: Plants Subcategory: Succulents & Cacti Size: Height: 1.5-3.0 m (5-10 ft); Stem width: 3-5 cm (1.2-2.0 in) Weight: Tall succulent shrub / small tree (mass 5-25 kg)...

Crown of Thorns

Plants > Succulents & Cacti

Overview AT A GLANCE Common Name: Crown of Thorns Scientific Name: Euphorbia milii Category: Plants Subcategory: Succulents & Cacti Size: Shrub height: 60-150 cm (24-59 in); Spines: 1-3 cm (0.4-1.2 in) Weight: Spiny semi-succulent woody shrub (mass 1-5 kg)...

Poinsettia

Plants > Herbs & Shrubs

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: PoinsettiaScientific Name: Euphorbia pulcherrimaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Herbs & ShrubsSize: Mature shrub height: 10–13 ft (3.0–4.0 m) in wild state; 1–3 ft (30–90 cm) in commercial potted cultivars; Foliar spread: 7–10 ft...