Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Canary Spurge, Euphorbia mellifera
Photographs: Co. Cork and Co. Waterford

Canary Spurge / Honey Spurge
Euphorbia mellifera
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Flowering late spring. Perennial. Introduced. Garden escape.

Tall spikes of honey-scented, brownish-yellow flowers. The evergreen narrow green leaves have creamy mid-ribs. Stems contain a milky white latex that is harmful to eyes and can be a skin irritant. Height/spread to 2.5m

Recorded in south and south-east Ireland as a garden escape or discard. Becoming more frequent on roadsides, waste ground and grassland near the coast.

Canary Spurge, Euphorbia mellifera

Canary Spurge, Euphorbia mellifera

Canary Spurge, Euphorbia mellifera
Canary Spurge, Euphorbia mellifera

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