Euphorbia stellispina (live succulent)

Euphorbia stellispina (live succulent)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: sterretjie-noors, noorsdoring

It is a spiny succulent shrub branching from the base. The plant can produce massive, impressive clumps with up to twenty branches heavily armed with red-brown spines. The “spines” have a peculiar star-like appearance so characteristic of the species. The plants are 8cm high.