Upright Spurge
Upright Spurge - Euphorbia serrulata
Alternative names
Euphorbia stricta
Description
A glabrous annual spurge with narrow leaves and prominent cylindical warts on capsules
Similar Species
other Euphorbia
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Good photographs of the whole plant in habitat, plus details of leaves, flower-heads and capsules; see key in Stace 4th edition (2019)
UK Status
Probably native; rarely naturalised (Stace 4th edition, 2019)
Gareth Hirons
Stathern waste ground
13 July 2025
Round fruits with cylindrical warts
Gareth Hirons
Stathern waste ground
13 July 2025
Gareth Hirons
Stathern waste ground
13 July 2025
Red stems with alternate leaves
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