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Leafy Spurge
Euphorbia esula |
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| Family |
Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Habitat |
Dry, sun, fields, roadsides |
| Status |
Non-Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
1-2 feet |
| Flower |
Flat cluster of yellow-green
flowers. Individual flowers are actually 2 large colored bracts that
surround an extremely small green flower. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped
leaves 1-3" long scattered on the lower stem but numerous on the upper stem. |
| Notes |
This is a very
aggressive European import officially considered a noxious weed in Michigan.
If the rootstock is cut, each root section will grow into a new plant. |
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