Spurge

This is a fairly large group of plants consisting of over 1,500 species. The common factor is that their flowers don't have petals or sepals but do have very showy colored bracts. Another common characteristic is the presence of a milky sap exuded from cut stems.

Euphorbia caput-medusae Medusa's Head
E. characias Mediterranean Euphorbia
E. corollata Flowering Spurge
E. cyparissias Cypress Spurge
E. esula Leafy Spurge
E. gramlicomis Cow's-horn
E. griffithii Griffith's Spurge
E. heterophylla Painted Spurge
E. maculata Spotted Spurge
E. mammillaris Corkscrew
E. marginata Snow-on-the- Mountain
E. miliisplendens Crown-of-thorns
E. myrsinites Myrtle Euphorbia
E. neriifolia Hedge Euphorbia
E. polychroma
(E. epithyrnoides)		 Cushion Euphorbia,
Cushion Spurge
E. puicherrima Poinsettia
E. waillchii Waillch Spurge

 
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