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Euphorbia peplus L.

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Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Euphorbia peplus L.
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Euphorbia peplus

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Euphorbia peplus L.

Glabrous, erect or spreading annual. Stems 5-40 cm high, branched or not at base. Lvs alternate, exstipulate, entire, ovate, cuneate at base, subacute to obtuse, 3-20 mm long; petioles 2-5 mm long. Terminal umbel (2)-3-(4)-rayed, with often several to numerous axillary rays arising below; lvs subtending rays similar to stem lvs but usually subsessile; rays sometimes secondarily branched and then forming compound dichasia; lvs subtending ray-branches and cyathia ovate-triangular, sessile, truncate at base, often asymmetric. Glands elliptic-oblong; horns long, slender. Capsule smooth, shallowly grooved; keels with 2 slightly winged ridges. Seeds rounded, grey and brown, c. 1.5 mm long, with 2 long ventral pits and several small circular dorsal pits.

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Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.
Euphorbia peplus L.

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Euphorbia peplus L.
Australia
Euphorbia peplus L.
Chile
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
Euphorbia peplus L.
Tonga
Euphorbia peplus L.
United Kingdom

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7b6531b1-22ad-4b52-9895-2fdad2ca7203
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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