By Nariz
Spain 
Identification please. I took this photo in south-west Spain - obviously Mediterranean area. It amazed me because of its thick incredibly thorny branches but with such a delicate flower. Could it be the plant referred to as 'Crown of Thorns?'
11 Jan, 2012
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A friend of mine keeps this as a houseplant and calls it Crown of Thorns, too, so I think you and MG are right.
11 Jan, 2012
We used to have one as a house plant amny years ago - I don't remember what happened to it. You still see them in garden centers occaisionally.
11 Jan, 2012
and they grow wild in the Med. I remember getting a nasty scrape from one.
11 Jan, 2012
Yes - definitely one to be avoided MG! Thanks for the ID.
11 Jan, 2012
Is it this one? ... http://www.wanapluk.com/crown-of-thorns-plant/
12 Jan, 2012
Yes Avkg it is what you think of as flowers are actually bracts.
12 Jan, 2012
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