3/16/13

MEDUSA'S HEAD SUCCULENT


Euphorbia caput-medusae ("Medusa's Head") 
is a plant of the Euphorbia genus, that occurs in and around Cape TownSouth Africa.
This succulent resembles the head of Medusa, with many serpent-like stems arising from a short, central caudex. It is still common around Cape Town where it grows in deep sand or rocky outcrops on the coast.  They sometimes exceed 1 metre in diameter, partly buried in the ground, covered with numerous crowded branches.

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