Caustic Weed - native (Chamaesyce drummondii)

Other names: Euphorbia drummondii.

Family: Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia family).

Native.

Occurrence: A grassland plant, mostly in northern Victoria and further north.

Identification:

• it is a prostrate plant with oval leaves
• the sap is milky
• the leaves are oval
• the leaves green rather than purple (for the local plants).

The introduced Eyebane (Chamaesyce maculata) (or Euphorbia maculta) is a smaller plant with smaller leaves, and grows in weedy or disturbed places. It has red -purple tinted leaves and is finely hairy.

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