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Petty Spurge

Euphorbia sp

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Field Notes

Description:

Green weed about 12cm tall

Habitat:

Front yard in partial shade

Reference Links:

Calflora: Euphorbia peplus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
craigwilliams
It's definitely a Eurphorbia, maybe E.peplus. Be careful with the sap from Euphorbiaceae. It's toxic and can cause a nasty rash on the skin.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you jprat001. I'll look later this week at the milky sap to confirm.
jprat001
could be petty spurge? or a type of upright weedy spurge. if you break the stem and it has milky sap, its in the euphorbiaceae family

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