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#992 Caper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

As with many plants, you wonder how they arrive in the garden. This one was probably introduced accidentally with other plants. Caper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris) is a non-native plant from the Med, which is now naturalised in UK, mostly found in gardens and waste ground. The seed heads look a bit like capers, but are poisonous.