Wood Spurge

Wood Spurge

Taxobox
name = "Euphorbia amygdaloides"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Euphorbiaceae
genus = "Euphorbia"
species = "E. amygdaloides"
binomial = "Euphorbia amygdaloides"
binomial_authority = L.

Wood Spurge is a European plant in the genus "Euphorbia".

It reproduces both from seeds and root runners that spread underground then sprout new plants. It often grows to a height of 80 cm, and has dark green leaves about 6 cm long. The complex green-yellow inflorescence (cyathium) typical of "Euphorbia" appears between April and June. The milky latex of the plant is toxic and it can cause irritation on contact with the skin.

Wood Spurge usually grows in the fertile and moist soil of the woodlands.


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