species
Euphorbia lathyris
Caper Spurge · Gopher Plant · Gopher Spurge · Mole Plant
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Euphorbia lathyris belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as Caper Spurge, Gopher Plant, Gopher Spurge or Mole Plant, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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