Euphorbia resinifera
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Resin spurge (Euphorbia resinifera) is a plant native to Morocco, where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas mountains. It contains a high concentration of resiniferatoxin and is being used to develop a novel and powerful class of analgesics.
The dense branchlets form a large cushion-shaped growth, similar to its relative Euphorbia echinus, which occurs on the Moroccan coast and the Canary Islands.
