06-03-2007, 06:53 PM
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What is this? Weed/plant??
Carol Hague writes
Mary Fisher wrote:
"PA" alves###paulo@gmail#com wrote in message
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I am starting a new part of the garden and try to get rid of the weeds. It
was when I noticed this strange plant/weed? I do not have a clue of what
it
is and how it giot there (if it is not a weed).
The picture is he
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...N0016Small.jpg
It's caper spurge, a very handsome plant I think and easy to pull up but I
wouldn't want a lot in my small garden. Someone warned not to eat the seeds,
they're not capers and can be dangerous. Also, the sap can affect some
people quite badly.
It's a member of the euphorbia family I think, so the sap effect is
likely to be worse in strong sunlight - most euphorbia sap is
photoreactive (if that's the right term) and burns the skin in the
presence of sunlight - best to do the weeding on a cloudy day :-)
Euphorbia lathyrus
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Kay
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