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It usually has a height of 10- 80 cm, my specimens were quite small more around 10 cm. Its petal-like bracts are usually green-yellow, maturing to purple or red from May to August. Cypress Spurge grows a fruit that, when mature, explodes to spread seeds up to 4.9 m. However the plant also reproduces through lateral root buds which allows it to spread quick and densely. It can be easily identified by its leaves, which are small and linear (they have a length of 2–4 cm and a width of 1–2 mm).
Native to Europe. It is sometimes called "Graveyard weed" as it is often seen in country graveyards. In its natural setting, Cypress Spurge thrives in dunes, pannes, coastal headlands and grasslands
I'm glad I helped. :) Euphorbias can be very different looking in the different stages of life.
Spotted on Apr 15, 2013
Submitted on Apr 15, 2013
