Euphorbia obesa | Baseball Plant




Common name:  Baseball plant

Family:  Euphorbiaceae

Origin:  South Africa

Notes: endangered b/c over collection and slow growth (pod contains only 2-3 seeds), commonly confused with Astrophytum asterias which is commonly known as sand dollar cactus, the latex in all euphorbias is poisonous

Flowers:  dioecious

Size:  diameter is 5-15cm