Sea Spurge

Euphorbia paralias

Plant Life Introduced IUCN: Least Concern

About

Sea spurge is a small, upright, multi-stemmed shrub that usually grows between 20 and 70 cm tall. It has fleshy, blue-green leaves and small yellow-green flowers.
Each year new stems grow in spring from the root crown. Flowers appear between September and May. After flowering stems die off and are replaced with new ones the next spring.
Each plant can produce up to 5000 seeds that can survive for several years on ocean currents

Size

Between 20 and 70 cm tall

Habitat

Most commonly found in coastal environments, from the high water flotsam line into the dunes

Distribution

Southern Australia

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)
  1. State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

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