School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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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 |
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Propagation: | Seed |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map |