Floral Bracts

This is a close-up of the bracts of the Euphorbia milii. It is also called as 'Crown of Thorns' or 'Christ Plant' as Jesus Christ was made to wear a thorny crown made from the stem of this plant during His Crucification. The stem of this plant has ghastly looking thorns which you cannnot see in this picture.
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