Sun Spurge
Taken at Crail on 29th September 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens
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Taken at Musselburgh on 12th July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Sun Spurge.
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Local Names: 		Euphorbia helioscopia.
Malpighiales.
Euphorbiaceae.
Annual.
Wart Spurge, Umbrella Milkweed, "Madwoman's Milk.
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 Disturbed ground.
10 - 50 cms.
It is highly poisonous. Active ingredients are extracted from it for use in pharmaceutical industry. Some ingredients are major skin irritants