Caper spurge Euphorbia lathyris

Features

It is an erect biennial (occasionally annual) plant growing up to 1.5 m tall, with a glaucous blue-green stem.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Cultivated areas
Size	up to 1,5 m

Description

The leaves are arranged in decussate opposite pairs, and are lanceolate, 5–15 cm long and 1-2.5 cm broad, glaucous blue-green with a waxy texture and pale greenish-white midrib and veins. The flowers are green to yellow-green, 4 mm diameter, with no petals. The seeds are green ripening to brown or grey, produced in globular clusters 13–17 mm diameter of three seeds compressed together. It grows cultivated and wild. They plant it in gardens to repel voles. All parts of the plant are toxic and can cause skin irritation. It blooms in July and August.