Euphorbia dendroides - Tree spurge

Euphorbia dendroides (in March)

Euphorbia dendroides

Euphorbia dendroides - Detail

Euphorbia dendroides - without leaves in August

Euphorbia dendroides - with new leaves in January

Euphorbia dendroides or Tree spurge is a large tree like Euphorbia common in all the Mediterranean Basin.
It loses its leaves during the dry summer and grows them back in winter.

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