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Euphorbia myrsinites, Linn. The many declined sts. covered with large, fleshy, glaucous, obovate-oblong, concave, pointed Lvs. in close spirals: umbel 7-12-rayed; glands and fls. yellow: seeds rugose. Eu.—A plant of old gardens; good for walls and rockeries.
 
Euphorbia myrsinites, Linn. The many declined sts. covered with large, fleshy, glaucous, obovate-oblong, concave, pointed Lvs. in close spirals: umbel 7-12-rayed; glands and fls. yellow: seeds rugose. Eu.—A plant of old gardens; good for walls and rockeries.
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{{Taxobox
 
| name = ''Euphorbia myrsinites''
 
| image = Euphorbia myrsinites.JPG
 
| image_width = 240px
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
 
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
 
| subclassis = [[Rosidae]]
 
| unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]
 
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
 
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
 
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
 
| subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]
 
| tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]
 
| subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]
 
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
 
| species = '''''E. myrsinites'''''
 
| binomial = ''Euphorbia myrsinites''
 
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
 
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'''''Euphorbia myrsinites''''' ('''Myrtle Spurge''', also known as '''Creeping Spurge''' or "[[donkey tail]]"), is a [[succulent]] [[species]] of [[spurge]] ([[family (biology)|family]] [[Euphorbiaceae]]), native to southeastern [[Europe]] and [[Asia Minor]] from [[Italy]] east through the [[Balkans]] to the [[Crimea]] and [[Turkey]].<ref name=flora>''Flora Europaea'': [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Euphorbia+&SPECIES_XREF=myrsinites&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Euphorbia myrsinites'']</ref><ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?16389 ''Euphorbia myrsinites'']</ref>  
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] with sprawling stems growing to 20-40 cm long. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, fleshy, pale glaucous bluish-green, 1-2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous, but surrounded by bright sulphur-yellow [[bract]]s (tinged red in the [[cultivar]] 'Washfield'); they are produced during the spring.<ref name="rhs">Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. ISBN 0-333-47494-5</ref>
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Although sometimes grown as a decorative plant in gardens, particularly valued in [[xeriscaping]] in dry areas, myrtle spurge is often considered noxious, and is [[invasive species|invasive]] in some regions. Its cultivation is illegal in the [[U.S.]] state of [[Colorado]].<ref>[http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/code_enf/ord/MyrtleSpurge.htm Myrtle Spurge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The milky sap can cause significant skin and eye irritations.
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Plant Characteristics
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Read about Euphorbia myrsinites in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Euphorbia myrsinites, Linn. The many declined sts. covered with large, fleshy, glaucous, obovate-oblong, concave, pointed Lvs. in close spirals: umbel 7-12-rayed; glands and fls. yellow: seeds rugose. Eu.—A plant of old gardens; good for walls and rockeries. CH


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