Leaf type: Elongated (narrow)
Leaf margin: Alternate
Phyllotaxis: Smooth
Colour: Green, turquoise
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Euphorbia cyparissias is a perennial plant that spreads through runners and can form dense stands. Its shoots grow to between 10 and 30 centimeters in height, it flowers in Central Europe from April to May, and all parts of the plant are poisonous.
The leaves of the sterile (non-flowering) shoots are narrower than those of the flowering shoots.
Distribution & habitates
Asia, Europe, and as an introduced species also in some North American and Central American regions (source).
Euphorbia cyparissias grows on roadsides, embankments, on dams, in meadows, and in sparse forests or forest edges.
Botany
As the common name cypress spurge indicates, Euphorbia cyparissias is a member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
