EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is found in northern Africa and on the Canary Islands, growing in grit or an other well drained soil with some water and lots of light. The stem can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, and up to 200 centimetres height. The flowers are pale green to yellowish.

The genera name; Euphorbia dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The species name means 'with a fragrant wax, resin'. Flowers. Young bush The stem of a medium sized bush - around 75 centimetres high. Dens bush. Rather dormant bush.