Euphorbia caput-medusae Life
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Euphorbia caput-medusae, Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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The aptly named Euphorbia caput-medusae in
flower in spring in the Olifants River Valley, Western Cape, South
Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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