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I think it is a kind of euphorbia, but I don't know which one. A wild one I think.


If it has thick white sap then it is (but take care because the sap causes nasty blisters if you get it on your skin and the sun shines on it).


ETA: Here you go. Petty Spurge. Euphorbia Peplus. I think!!


http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/S/Spurge(Petty)/Spurge(Petty).htm

I agree they look similar, but from the photographs the Euphorbia Peplus is much smaller - so it may well be an Euphorbia (looks like it) and the warnings about the sap are very relevant but I don't think its the Petty Spurge - the OP's example seems to stand 19 or so bricks high - a brick being about 3 inches that's about 4.25 ft - 4.5 ft (taking account of mortar). Petty spurge seems to grow to a height of under a foot and is described as a weed. This seem smore like a bush. http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/petty-spurge

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> I agree they look similar, but from the

> photographs the Euphorbia Peplus is much smaller -

> so it may well be an Euphorbia (looks like it) and

> the warnings about the sap are very relevant but I

> don't think its the Petty Spurge - the OP's

> example seems to stand 19 or so bricks high - a

> brick being about 3 inches that's about 4.25 ft -

> 4.5 ft (taking account of mortar). Petty spurge

> seems to grow to a height of under a foot and is

> described as a weed. This seem smore like a bush.

> http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/p

> etty-spurge



Ooops, I hadn't noticed the difference in heights, blush.

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