“Crown of Thorns”

From the greenhouse, a crazy close-up of Euphorbia milii (family Euphorbiaceae). Common names: Crown of Thorns, Christ plant, Siamese lucky plant. This comes from the same genus, Euphorbia, as Poinsettia, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-12-20

Shot with a +4 close-up filter on the 18–55mm lens.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Euphorbia_milii&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Snap dragons in the morning”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-25
Two years ago (“Lambert-St. Louis International Airport”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-25

[Frank Hymus]

Stunning color. Well done.

[Tara]

These are amazing! I've never seen anything like it. Beautiful composition and color.

[Rick Schies]

Something so pretty, and it has such a negative reference