Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae)

Spurges have alternate simple leaves and acrid latex in their stems. Flowers are single-sex, with no petals.
In the spurge genus (Euphorbia), the latex is milky, and the flowers are arranged in umbel-like heads, where the male and female flowers are enclosed in a green bract. In the other genus (Mercurialis), the latex is watery, and the flowers are arranged on spikes arising from the leaf axils.

List of flowers currently featured in the Spurge family

Wood Spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides

Sea Spurge
Euphorbia paralias

Portland Spurge
Euphorbia portlandica

Sun Spurge
Euphorbia helioscopia

Petty Spurge
Euphorbia peplus

Cypress Spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias

Caper Spurge
Euphorbia lathyris


Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis		Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua

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