Family: Euphorbiaceae Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Flowering time: April-November. Annual. Very common in gardens, on waste and arable land, roadsides and pavements. Less frequent in Scotland. A hairless, upright plant, the yellow-green, 3-rayed umbels containing minute glands of crescent-shaped flowers. The seed capsules are 3-sided and ridged. Leaves are stalked, untoothed and alternate. Similar: Sun Spurge, E. helioscopia has larger, 5-rayed flower umbels.

Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus
Holton Lee and Broadstone, Dorset. October 2012, November 2022