Spotted Spurge - Euphorbia maculata
Description
An annual procumbent plant with hairy leaves that are usually blotched
Identification difficulty
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Habitat
pavements and hard surfaces
UK Status
A North American species occasionally naturalised in the UK
Gareth Hirons
Belvoir Engine Yard
21 July 2025
Spotted leaves, flowers, fruit
Gareth Hirons
Belvoir Engine Yard
21 July 2025
Prostrate, rooting from nodes
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Species profile
- Common names
- Spotted Spurge
- Species group:
- flowering plant
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Malpighiales
- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 21/07/2025 (Hirons, Gareth)
- Last record:
- 21/07/2025 (Hirons, Gareth)
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