Euphorbia esculenta (live succulent)

Euphorbia esculenta (live succulent)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

It is a succulent shrub with underground caudex up to 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter. The flattened central head is covered with little beak-like protrusions that are spirally arranged. Surrounding this are the stubby cylindrical newer arms or branches. At the outside are the oldest branches, which can be as much as 6 to 8 inches long, arching outward and upward