Do You Know? Baseball Plant, the Fruits Can Explode

The shape is round and striped. At first glance, this plant looks like a baseball. No wonder this plant is called a baseball plant.

The baseball plant (Euphorbia obesa) is native to the Great Karoo region, Cape Province, South Africa. It thrives on hillsides or rocky areas surrounded by bushes.
Baseball plant 6-15 cm in diameter. Its height can reach 20 cm.
Young plants are round, while old plants are cylindrical.
This plant is sturdy, the stem is curved. Usually, there are eight curves. The leaf shape is simple and easy to fall off.
The baseball plant is green. However, in the wild or in continuous direct sunlight, this plant will turn red and purple.
be careful with the sap, yes! The sap of this plant is poisonous.
During the dry season, this plant is able to survive. Because it has a lot of water reserves in the trunk. However, the growth of this plant is very slow.
In the wild, this plant can camouflage. It is because of its shape and color that this plant is often mistaken for a collection of rocks.
This plant reproduces by means of pollination assisted by insects or wind.
The fruit is a capsule with a diameter of 7 mm. Each fruit contains 2-3 seeds.
When ripe, this fruit can explode until the seeds are thrown away. This seed will become the new baseball plant.
Because of its cute shape, many people collect these plants. As a result, the population of this plant is threatened. Therefore, the South African government protected the baseball plant and designated it as an endangered plant.