Euphorbia louwii

The name was chosen in honor of the botanist W. J. Louw, who was among the first to discover it and described its characteristics. It is a wonderful small succulent shrub, which does not reach remarkable heights but tends to branch abundantly, especially at the base. Each branch is very slender and short, of a pale green-blue and opaque, really peculiar for the genus Euphorbia; equipped with ribs similar to veins, irregular and little pronounced, it presents each directional angle enriched by thin well straight thorns, of a copper red easily recognizable that contrasts nicely with the pastel colors of the body of the plant.