Sun spurge Euphorbia helioscopia

Features

It is an annual plant growing in arable land and disturbed ground.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Field, Meadow
Size	10-40 cm

Description

It grows to 10–40 cm tall, with a single, erect, hairless stem, branching toward the top. The leaves are oval, broadest near the tip, 1.5–3 cm long, with a finely toothed margin. The flowers are small, yellow-green, with two to five basal bracts similar to the leaves but yellower; flowering lasts from mid-spring to late summer. Eurasian species widespread as a weed from the lowlands to the mountain belt. It predominates on basic soils.