Jan 9, 2022
Euphorbia grantii. Euphorbia cyathia (aka flowers) are so strange that botanists have a whole different vocabulary for them. I'd guess that the white goo on these cyathia are some sort of enticement or reward for pollinators but don't know that for certain. A couple of interesting tidbits gleaned from Wikipedia are: It is often grown as a hedge plant and as a traditional grave marker among the peoples of central Kenya In 1952 during the Mau Mau Uprising, the poisonous latex of the plant was used to kill cattle. #Euphorbia_grantii #Euphorbia #grantii #cyathia #cyathium #flowers #macro #CUgreenhouse. (at CU Greenhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYhR0kSF8cb/?utm_medium=tumblr