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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Euphorbia helioscopia

by Jennifer Mo
Common Name(s)
sun spurge, wartweed, madwoman's milk
Synonym(s)
Euphorbia helioscopia L., Euphorbia dominii Rohlena , Euphorbia helioscopioides Loscos & J.Pardo , Euphorbion helioscopium (L.) St.-Lag., Galarhoeus helioscopius (L.) Haw. , Tithymalus dominii (Rohlena) Chrtek & Krísa , Tithymalus helioscopioides (Loscos & J.Pardo) Holub , Tithymalus obovata Raf. , Tithymalus serratus Gilib.

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Annual

Growth Form:  forb

Native to Europe and Asia.

Annual forb introduced from Europe/Asia. Has erect or ascending habit and can grow to 30 (sometimes 50) cm in height. Taprooted with fibrous extensions. Stems are single or branched, smooth and mostly glabrous. Leaves are alternate, without significant petiole and with no stipules, somewhat spatulate on stem. Apex of leaf is rounded. Inflorescence is a compound pseudo-umbel with five primary branches and is yellowish-green in color.  Fruit is smooth, circa 3mm, and seeds are ovoid and areolate. 

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
Tropicos Species Page
US National Germplasm Database
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