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DESCRIPTION:
Spotted spurge is a low-growing summer annual cotyledons (seed leaves) plant that often
forms a dense mat. The oval cotyledons (seed leaves) are bluish green, powdery,
or mealy
on the upper surface and have a reddish tinge underneath. Leaves
on mature plants grow oppositely along the stem 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. Spotted spurge has a red form.
See UC IPM's Spotted Spurge Pest Note
for more
information.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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