Sun Spurge

Description:

It is an annual plant growing in arable land and disturbed ground. It grows to 10–50 cm tall, with a single, erect, hairless stem, branching toward the top. The leaves are oval, broadest near the tip, 1.5–3 cm long, with a finely toothed margin. The flowers are small, yellow-green, with two to five basal bracts similar to the leaves but yellower; flowering lasts from mid spring to late summer. Euphorbia helioscopia (sun spurge) is a species of spurge native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and eastward through most of Asia.

Habitat:

Meadow in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Notes:

Greek name: Ευφόρβιο το ηλιοσκόπιο. Greek common name: Γαλατσίδα.