Familia: EuphorbiaceaeGénero: euphorbia
Nombre común: Cardón
Descripción: Se trata de un arbusto alto y suculento, con tallos cuadrados o pentagonales parecidos al cactus. Posee espinas apareadas y curvas que salen a lo largo del tallo. Sus flores son verde – rojizas, solitarias sobre pedúnculos (rama pequeña que sostiene la flor) cortos, cuyas cápsulas son rojas o marrones.
Hábitat: Crece en laderas secas rocosas y de cantos rodados, campos de lava, riscos, etc., hasta los 900 m. De altitud. Es una especie endémica del archipiélago canario.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: euphorbia
Common name: Cardón.
Description: This is a tall succulent shrub with square or pentagonal stems like cactus. It has paired spines and curves out along the stem. Its flowers are green - red, solitary on short peduncle (it's a small brach which holds the flower), whose capsules are red or brown.
Habitat: It grows on dry rocky slopes and boulders, lava fields, cliffs, crags, etc., up to 900 m. Altitude. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
Genus: euphorbia
Common name: Cardón.
Description: This is a tall succulent shrub with square or pentagonal stems like cactus. It has paired spines and curves out along the stem. Its flowers are green - red, solitary on short peduncle (it's a small brach which holds the flower), whose capsules are red or brown.
Habitat: It grows on dry rocky slopes and boulders, lava fields, cliffs, crags, etc., up to 900 m. Altitude. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
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