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3 Common hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna -
3 Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus -
3 Common Mallow - Malva sylvestris -
3 Oyster mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus (lateral view) -
3 Cribrochalina olemda -
2 Feather Duster Worm - Sabellastarte indica -
3 Vomiting Russula - Russula emetica -
3 Blue Glassy Tiger - Ideopsis juventa -
3 Ananas bracteatus -
3 Japanese Night Shrimp - Hayashidonus japonicus -
2 Ocellated Sea Cucumber (Stichopus ocellatus) -
3 Funnelweed - Padina gymnospora -
3 Long-nosed potoroo - Potorous tridactylus -
3 Opuntia_ficus-indica -
2 Bauhinia variegata -
3 Julia Butterfly -
3 Lollipop Plant - Pachystachys lutea -
3 Costa Rican St. John’s Wort - Hypericum irazuense -
3 Cardon - Euphorbia canariensis -
3 Lewisia cotyledon -
![Balsam Spurge, Sweet tabaiba - Euphorbia balsamifera Emblematic of Lanzarote, seen close to Cueva de Los Verdes. In Spanish. tabaiba dulce.
Interesting uses:
Wikipedia <<...Milky latex of Euphorbia balsamifera is poisonous like in other Euphorbia species, but it is not so caustic. It is widely used[where?] in dentistry as anesthesia for acute dental pulpitis treatment...The leaves were formerly eaten by herders and their families in Oman at the beginning of the monsoon, for at this time there would be very little to eat otherwise. The leaves were also gathered and cooked as a green vegetable in the Canary Islands...>>
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88181/fruits_of_euphorbia_balsamifera_balsam_spurge_sweet_tabaiba.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88182/balsam_spurge_sweet_tabaiba_-_euphorbia_balsamifera_-_flower_detail.html
Euphorbia balsamifera,Geotagged,Spain,Spring](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/88179_small.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1769040010&Signature=CplfzHeIhFoRRfL7Yob5f9rJgi8%3D)
3 Balsam Spurge, Sweet tabaiba - Euphorbia balsamifera -
3 Chinese Trumpetfish - Aulostomus chinensis -
1 Pteraeolidia semperi -
3 Macrothylacia rubi
Patomarazul
I am a molecular cell biologist and my husband, Mark, is a Security IT. We love sharing pictures from our trips and ventures into nature.
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