Euphorbia Obesa – The Plant That Looks Like Baseball
Euphorbia Obesa (Photo Credit: H. Zell / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Euphorbia obesa is a subtropical succulent species of Euphorbia genus. It comes from South Africa, especially in the Cape Province. Euphorbia obesa resembles a ball, thornless and decorative.
Euphorbia Obesa (Photo Credit: Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0)
It is commonly known as ‘baseball plant’ due to its shape. Its diameter is between 6 cm and 15 cm depending on its age. Young Euphorbia obesa’s are spherical, but become cylindrical with age.
Euphorbia Obesa (Photo Credit: Yikrazuul / CC BY-SA 3.0)
It is green with horizontal lighter or darker stripes. In the wild and with exposure to direct sunlight, it shows red and purple areas. The plant is dioecious, which means that a subject has only male or female flowers.
Euphorbia Obesa (Photo Credit: Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0)
