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Sighting 4232797

Euphorbia oblongata

Egg-leaf Spurge at Fadden, ACT

Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
Euphorbia oblongata at Fadden, ACT - 21 Aug 2019 04:21 PM
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Identification history

Euphorbia oblongata 22 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Euphorbia oblongata 21 Aug 2019 KumikoCallaway

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User's notes

Flowers on photos 2 has green stems but leaves in a similar shape on photo 3 has red stems. Does this plant goes red after flowering? Also some leaves in other parts are red and some are green.

3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   23 Aug 2019
Mike I'm pretty sure that Egg-leaf Spurge and myself have something in common - we both go purple in winter.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Aug 2019
It could be something like what happens is deciduous trees. When it is getting to the time for the leaves to fall, if I remember rightly, the chlorophyll breaks down and the goodies in the leaves are drawn back into the plant. At about the same time, substances that are not good for the tree are laid down in the leaves. These are often coloured.
KumikoCallaway wrote:
   23 Aug 2019
Thank you. If so, it is interesting as it is nearly spring and it is flowering but also it is saving its energy at the same time.

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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Euphorbia oblongata Scientific name
  • Egg-leaf Spurge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 889m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Euphorbia depauperata var. pubescens

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