Euphorbia esula

Common Name: 
leafy spurge
Scientific Name: 
Euphorbia esula L.
Family Name: 
Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping roots
Stems
upright, branching, blueish-green, smooth, milky sap when broken, usually growing in clusters
Stems of Leafy Spurge
Stems of Leafy Spurge
Stems of Leafy Spurge
Stems of Leafy Spurge
Stems of Leafy Spurge
Leaves
alternate, lanceolate to linear or oblong, entire, sessile, smooth, blueish-green, often drooping, leaves below inflorescence are oval to lanceolate and whorled, bracts in the infloresences heart- or kidney-shaped and opposite
Leaves of Leafy Spurge
Leaves of Leafy Spurge
Leaves of Leafy Spurge