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Sun spurge - Mlecika

Euphorbia_helioscopia

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Field Notes

Description:

It is an annual plant growing in arable land and disturbed ground. It grows to 10–50 cm tall, with a single, erect, hairless stem, branching toward the top. The leaves are oval, broadest near the tip, 1.5–3 cm long, with a finely toothed margin. The flowers are small, yellow-green, with two to five basal bracts similar to the leaves but yellower; flowering lasts from mid spring to late summer

Habitat:

Euphorbia helioscopia (Sun Spurge) is a species of spurge native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and eastward through most of Asia.

Notes:

ID thanks to Jopy

Species ID Suggestions

Sun spurge

Euphorbia helioscopia

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PublishedMarch 26, 2014

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