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DESCRIPTION:
Petty spurge is a winter or summer annual broadleaf. It is a smooth, erect, yellow-green
plant up to 7 inches (17.5 cm) tall. A whitish, reportedly toxic, fluid exudes
when stems are broken. Lower leaves
are up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, egg-shaped or round, and stalkless. Upper leaves
are roundish, gently tapered toward the stem, and stalked. All leaves are
somewhat
crinkled.
The greenish yellow flowers are very small, not showy. Fruit are a round,
sharply three-angled capsule. Petty spurge prefers moist, shady locations
and often occurs among shrubs and flower beds.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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