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Scientific name:

Euphorbia peplus

Vernacular name:

Spurge, Petty


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Petty Spurge

Scientific name: Euphorbia peplus L.

Diagnostic features
Glabrous erect annual to 30(40)cm.
Leaves ovate to obovate, ± petiolate, entire.
Capsules smooth, with 2 narrow wings near midline of each valve, glabrous.
Seeds pitted.

Chromosome number: 2n=16.

Habitat
Native; cultivated and waste ground.

Distribution
Common throughout most of British Isles, perhaps introduced in Ireland.

This species is keyed out on Page 2086 in the Text Key.

Euphorbia peplus (Spurge, Petty)
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