Plant Profile: Gopher Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)
Also known as caper spurge, mole plant, paper spurge, and sassy Jack, this herbaceous annual or biennial is native to southern Europe, northwest Africa, and eastward through southwest Asia to…
Also known as caper spurge, mole plant, paper spurge, and sassy Jack, this herbaceous annual or biennial is native to southern Europe, northwest Africa, and eastward through southwest Asia to…
Native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia, this herbaceous biennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. The plants produce a…
Also called water flag, this herbaceous perennial is a beardless rhizomatous iris native to the wetlands of Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa where it forms large colonies. It is…
Also called butter-and-eggs, and wild snapdragon, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, foxglove, and turtlehead. It is native to Europe and…
Also called goatweed or Klamath weed, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe, western Asian and North Africa where it occurs in a wide variety of habitats including pastures, meadows,…
This deciduous flowering shrub is native to the Mediterranean region where it grows in coastal scrub often on sand dunes, and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that…
Corncockle is an upright annual native to Europe where it grows in disturbed sites such as fields and roadsides. It was considered a weed of wheat fields until the twentieth…
Native to areas of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, this winter annual is a member of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, that also includes broccoli, alyssum, and stock. It grows 4-8′…
Also known as white sumac, upland sumac, and scarlet sumac, this suckering, deciduous shrub is a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes smoke tree, mango, and poison…
Known in India as atibala, this tender perennial shrub is native to tropical and subtropical areas where it grows in disturbed sites. It is a member of the mallow family,…