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Also Known As	corona de Jesus

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Crucifixion thorn (Koeberlinia spinosa)

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trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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