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Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
Examples of spurge in a Sentence
But the most striking of the coast-belt flora are the tropical forms - the palm, mangrove, wild banana (Strelitzia augusta), tree-ferns, tree euphorbia, candelabra spurge and Caput medusae.
Laureola, spurge laurel, a small evergreen shrub with green flowers in the leaf axils towards the ends of the branches and ovoid black very poisonous berries, is found in England in copses and on hedge-banks in stiff soils.
Among plants remarkable in their appearance and structure may be noted the cactus-like Euphorbiae or spurge plants, the Stapelia or carrion flower, and the elephant's foot or Hottentots' bread, a plant of the same order as the yam.
On our August 2002 trip we found several new plants, including black nightshade, pink water speedwell, water plantain and dwarf spurge.
Look out for plants like sea holly, sea campion, sea spurge and grasses such as marram and sand couch grass.
Uncommon species recorded within the shifting dunes include sea spurge Euphorbia paralias.
Uncommon species recorded within the shifting dunes include sea spurge euphorbia paralias.
Sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and the nationally scarce dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata are frequent, while sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella is very local.
An interesting plant that is quite widespread in the wood is spurge laurel, a species with dark flossy leaves.
Japanese spurge is excellent groundcover for areas of full or partial shade.
Many members of the Spurge family are poisonous, or irritant in various degrees.
On the coast of Picardy just across the Channel I have seen it being devoured by large spurge hawk larvae.
Spurge (Euphorbia) - Perennials and dwarf bushy plants, including few hardy species of value for the flower garden.
The foliage of some, such as E. cyparissus (Cypress Spurge), is elegant.
If you do have the urge to spurge on trendy maternity outfits, don't fret.