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''Euphorbia canariensis'', commonly known as the Canary Island spurge, Hercules club or in
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Euphorbia canariensis (Puntagorda) 01.jpg, Flowers
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''cardón'', is a succulent member of the genus ''Euphorbia
''Euphorbia'' is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to t ...
'' and family Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the Canary Islands. It is the plant symbol of the island of Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...
.
Description
The Canary Island spurge is a succulent shrub, growing to between high. It is made up of fleshy quadrangular or pentagonal trunks that look like cacti. It has no leaves, instead bearing spines long. It produces reddish-green flowers. It is hardy to . Thelatex
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In nature, latex is found as a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms ...
, which contains diterpenes is poisonous.
Distribution
The species is found on the narrow coastal belt, from sea level to in the Canary Islands.See also
*List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands
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References
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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1568081 canariensis Endemic flora of the Canary Islands canariensis Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus