Identify this indoor plant with strange stem-like leaves
Looks like a Pencil Tree (Euphorbia tirucalli), sometimes called &quot;pencil plant&quot;, &quot;pencil cactus&quot; or &quot;milkbush.&quot; This &quot;leafless-looking&quot; plant is not actually a cactus, but actually a &quot;Euphorbia&quot; (i.e., member of the Euphorbiaceae family), and should present a white &quot;milky&quot; liquid latex when broken.

CAUTION: THIS IS A POISONOUS PLANT [See symptoms here].



Description: A succulent, spineless shrub with round, green branches; leaves clustered at the tip of the branches and soon dropping

Although it eventually can grow into a small-sized tree in its natural habitat, this plant is found more commonly as a medium-sized house plant or landscaping &quot;shrub.&quot;



Range: Tropical Africa and India

Euphorbia tirucalli is very well adapted to semi-arid conditions, but also occurs in both dry and moist forest, savanna and shrub land, and withstands salt stress associated with coastal conditions, but no frost. It occurs from sea-level up to 2500 m altitude. It grows well on a wide variety of light-textured, neutral to acidic soils. It is commonly associated with human settlements and becomes naturalized rapidly. It is locally common and often occurs in groups. [Source].