Family: Euphorbiaceae Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Flowering time: March-May. Perennial Can be common in southern and central England in woodlands on basic to neutral soils. Umbels with 5-10 main rays, the yellowish-green bracts fused round stem. Reddish, usually unbranched erect stems with dark green leaves. Rhizomatous downy/hairy plant flowering in its second year. Similar: Euphorbia amygdaloides ssp. robbiae. Garden escape

Wood Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides
Dorset. May 2013