Oblong spurge

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Euphorbia oblongata
Description: Plant Form: Perennial herb or small shrub. Size: Up to 1 m tall. Stem: Covered in soft hairs. Produce a milky sap when broken. Divide up top into 4 or 5 flowering branches. Leaves: Alternate up stems in spiral pattern. 2-7 cm long, linear to oblong shaped, hairless and with finely toothed edges in upper half but not lower. Flowers: Radiate from branching stems in circular pattern. Tiny, without petals, in cluster that look like individual flowers. Surrounded by leafy bracts which are often bright yellow. Fruit and Seeds: Capsule about 3.5 mm across, hairless, with rounded lumps on surface. Seeds brown and smooth with darker lump near top. Habitat: Old gardens, woodlands, coastal scrub, urban bushland, grasslands, roadsides. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous

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