Kingdom Plantae Family Euphorbiaceae Scientific name Euphorbia peplis Rank Species | Order Malpighiales Genus Euphorbia Higher classification Spurges | |
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Similar Spurges, Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbia paralias, Euphorbia terracina, Euphorbia chamaesyce | ||
Euphorbia peplis (purple spurge) is a species of Euphorbia, native to southern and western Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia, where it typically grows on coastal sand and shingle.
It is a small, prostrate annual plant, the stems growing to 10-20 cm long, typically with four stems from the base. The leaves are opposite, oval, 1-2 cm long, grey-green with reddish-purple veins.
At the northern edge of its range in England, it has always been rare, and is now extinct.
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