Photographs: Co. Cork

Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Gearr nimhe Family: Euphorbiaceae Flowering time: April-November. Annual. Probably introduced. Yellow-green 3-rayed umbels containing minute glands of yellowish crescent-shaped flowers with bracts instead of petals or sepals. The leaves are stalked, untoothed and alternate. A hairless, upright plant, height 5-25cm. Very common in gardens, waste ground, arable land and on roadsides and pavements. Similar: Sun Spurge, E. helioscopia. Larger plant, 5-rayed umbels

Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus, Gearr nimhe