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Euphorbia marginata                                   

Identifying Characteristics:

Seed:   ovoid, dark gray, tubercles in reticulate pattern

Seedling:  10 to 20 leaves, broad stem

Mature Plant:  fibrous roots from simple taproot; erect stem, lower part unbranched, densely villous; lower leaves alternate, simple, oblong to ovate, mostly green, wide white margins; solitary inflorescences in forks of branches; peduncles slender, glands cupped, yellow with red tinge, appendages white, capsule fruits, 3 rounded lobes

Method of Propagation: seed

Life Cycle: annual herb