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Spotted spurge is a low-growing summer annual plant that often
forms a dense mat. The oval seed leaves are bluish green, powdery,
or mealy
on the upper surface and have a reddish tinge underneath. Leaves
on mature plants grow oppositely on short stalks. Unlike creeping
spurge, C. serpens, the leaves are marked with a characteristic
dark, reddish spot found midway down the center of the leaf vein.
When broken, a milky, sticky sap oozes from the stem. Flowers are
small, pink, and inconspicuous. They are formed in small clusters
between the stem and the upper leaves.
See UC IPM's Spotted Spurge Pest Note
for more
information.
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