Toothed Spurge
Euphorbia dentata Michx.
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
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▲ ▼ mature plants
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▲ close-up of flowers, fruit
Toothed Spurge:
· summer annual plant with diamond-shaped leaves with toothed margins
· leaves sometimes have purplish color or speckling on them
· upright growing, usually well-branched, growing 6-24+” tall
· greenish flowers at stem tips
· has milky sap
· found in cultivated fields, roadsides, gardens, non-crop areas