Photos: Dunderrow, Inishannon, Co. Cork

Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides Lus Oilealla Family: Euphorbiaceae Flowering: March-May. Perennial. Probably introduced. Plants flower in second year, the flower umbels with 5-10 main rays and greenish-yellow bracts fused round stem. The glands have converging horns. Deep-green leaves, the terminal leaves retained in winter. Erect, usually unbranched, reddish stems, the first year stem leaves with hairy undersides and margins. Height 30-60cm. Rhizomatous. Rare but locally common in Co. Cork on neutral/acidic soil in old woodland E. amygdaloides subsp. robbiae is a garden cultivar, can be invasive

Wood Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides, Lus Oilealla