The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

SPURGE

Spurge is a genus of plants of the order Euphorbiaceae. They are natives of all except the extremely cld climates. The British spurges are all herbaceous, and remarkable for the singular structure of their flowers which are green, and their milky juice. Many spurges are succulent like cacti. A few have conspicuous flowers, but in some species, notably Poinsettia, they have yellow blossoms surrounded by brilliant red coloured bracts.
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