Weed this or leave it?

9 years ago

Hi there, I just moved into a new house and am about to weed out the vegie patch. Just wondering what this plant is and if it's a good one or a weed! I have done some internet searching but haven't had much luck.

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Shannon

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missingtheobvious
9 years ago
Euphorbia lathyris.

http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?SciName=Euphorbia lathyris

http://www.pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=349

Occurance in Australia:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:429992

This post was edited by missingtheobvious on Tue, Nov 11, 14 at 22:28
catspa_NoCA_Z9_Sunset14
9 years ago
AKA caper spurge or gopher plant. I don't know where you are, but here in California it spreads like crazy and is hard to get rid of; I personally would weed it (and weed it again and again and again, if necessary). It is also very poisonous and, on top of that, causes bad skin rashes on susceptible people. Nasty stuff.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
A weed species in Victoria.

Here is a link that might be useful: Caper Spurge in Oz

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