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Euphorbia esula
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1-1.2 m tall, with several stems branched from the base. The stems are smooth, hairless or slightly hairy. The leaves are small, lanceolate, 4-8.5 cm long and up to 1 cm broad, with a slightly wavy margin. The flowers are small, produced in umbels with a basal pair of bright yellow-green petal-like bracts. Clusters of the bracts appear in late spring, while the actual flowers do not develop until early summer. All parts of the plant contain a toxic white milky sap.
Found trail side in a provincial park. Shrub like green plant with tiered cups.
Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks for the lead Dan!
This looks like a Spurge, Euphorbia, not sure which species but there can't be too many wild ones in that area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia