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How to Manage Pests

Identification: Weed Photo Gallery

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Creeping spurge

Scientific name: Chamaesyce serpens (Family Euphorbiaceae)

Life stages of Creeping spurge Mature plant Leaves and flowers

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DESCRIPTION:
Creeping spurge is a perennial weed with spreading, prostrate stems. The roundish leaves are hairless and light green with no distinct markings, unlike spotted spurge, C. maculata. Leaves are arranged oppositely along the stem. Creeping spurge has milky, sticky sap. Small maroon glands are often mistaken for seed pods.

Broadleaf ID illustration.

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