Euphorbiaceae

... plants (Fabaceae), and the saponins are more diversely distributed among several plant families. In addition, the ichthyotoxic plant family Euphorbiaceae liberates cyanide in water (Béarez, 1998). Saponins are glucoside poisons which destroy the membranes of erythrocytes. Although they are ...

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... from our left to right: - Crassula pyramidalis , fam: Crassulaceae - Stapelia grandiflora , fam: Asclepiadaceae - Euphorbia canariensis , fam: Euphorbiaceae Middle row, from our left to right: - Euphorbia mammilaris , fam: Euphorbiaceae - Cereus validus , fam: Cactaceae - Opuntia monacantha ...

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mothorc : Yes, not only mistake members of Euphorbiaceae for true cacti (Cactaceae), people also mistake some members of Crassulaceae or Apocynaceae for cacti. Look at my cacti pictures above, can you distinguish which one is a cactus and which ...

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There are two kind of "cacti" so you must distinguish: "true cacti" and "euphorbiaceae", they have the same shape. When grafting, you much graft the same family together. I have some trouble with my photograph that cacti grow in small bottles (look lovely).

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