With its shapely, glossy body and the slippery vertical stripes that make you think of certain gourds, this rare Euphorbia tries its best to keep a bit of "Euphorbia-ness" with those determined, stretching spines. The tiny lemon-colored flowers that bloom right against its body are truly adorable. The plant has a Medusa-like shape, with thick central stems spreading out arms from the base, and at its largest it can form a bush reaching about 1 meter wide. Its natural habitat is the dry lowlands around Lake Turkana, stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya, at elevations of roughly 100 to 1000 meters. The name is said to come from the Swahili "kali sana," meaning "very fierce." Close relatives include Euphorbia triaculeata E. triaculeata and Euphorbia monacantha E. monacantha . Compared to these, it’s easier to tell apart by its brighter branches, single spine (not paired), and a growth habit that's a bit more irregular and spreading. It was first described in 1982 by Susan Carter.

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