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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.]]
}}
'''''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>
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>
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.
==References==
<references/>
{{Commons|Euphorbia myrsinites}}
[[Category:Euphorbia]]
[[de:Walzen-Wolfsmilch]]
[[sq:Euphorbia myrsinites]]
| 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.]]
}}
'''''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>
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>
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.
==References==
<references/>
{{Commons|Euphorbia myrsinites}}
[[Category:Euphorbia]]
[[de:Walzen-Wolfsmilch]]
[[sq:Euphorbia myrsinites]]