Scientific name: Euphorbia exigua L.
Common name: Dwarf Spurge
Description
Habit: A hairless bushy annual, to 20 cm high.
Stems: Erect, with white latex.
Leaves: Stalkless, hairless, spreading or erect, pale green, entire, linear to linear-lanceolate; lowest leaves alternate, those in the inflorescence opposite or whorled.
Flowers: Green, in terminal umbels with 3 main branches; the inflorescence comprises 1 female flower (a 3-celled ovary and 3 styles) surrounded by few male flowers (with a single stamen) and is surrounded by a ring of minute, scale-like bracts and thickened yellowish glands, which are the most conspicuous part of the inflorescence and are crescent shaped with long, slender points; lanceolate leafy bracts subtend and occur throughout this whole structure.
Fruits: A capsule.
Habitat: Rocky or stony ground.
Distribution: Rare.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: Yes