Scientific Name:	Euphorbia esula
Pronunciation:	you-FOR-bee-uh ESS-you-luh
Common Name:	green spurge, leafy spurge
Family Name:	Euphorbiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves alternate, broadly linear to narrowly oblong, 3-9 cm long x 3-8 mm wide, with a slightly wavy margin; umbels with a basal pair of bright yellow-green petal-like bracts (appear in late spring, while the actual flowers do not develop until early summer); capsules 3 lobed, exploding when mature to release seeds several meters.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Dense, Upright Form: Oval - horizontal, Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts) Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Red, Orange, Purple Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear, Oblong Margins: Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Cyathium Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, Green-yellow Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun Additional Info: cyathia each with one female floret and five male florets below

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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