Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Crown of Thorns


Euphorbia milii. Woody succulent with thorns. Originally
collected by King Juba II of Numidia (50BC to 19AD) who
named it after his Greek physician Euphorbus. As it was
growing there at the time it could have been used as
Christ's Crown of Thorns.
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