RE: Biblical garden---paliurus spina christi

RPRandall@sp.agric.wa.gov.au writes:
>On the mention of PALIURIS SPINA CHRISTI,  is this right Trevor?
>I always thought the crown of thorns was made from Ziziphus spina-christi
>Both are in the Rhamnaceae....  and I sure as heck wouldn't want to try on
>any headwear made out of that tree.

Theres a desert plant thats native to the southwest of the U.S. That's
called crucifixion thorn. I dont know the latin, but i've seen a drawing
of it, and its pretty much all thorns.
Looks like a great crime deterrent =)
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