Question: Sir, can you help with the botanical name of the plant in the image below? Description: herbaceous, white milky latex, …
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Sir, can you help with the botanical name of the plant in the image below? Description: herbaceous, white milky latex, leaves reduce to spine needle-like. Family Euphorbiaceae. thanks
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Dear Olascoherbal, I'm sorry, but I cannot assist. I would need to know where this plant is from (keep in mind there are upwards of 500,000 species of plants on the earth and it is not possible for anyone to know them all--which is why people often specialize either in a region or in a taxonomic group of plants). Go Botany is a webpage dedicated to wild plants of the northeastern United States. If you need help finding assistance for your plant, feel free to email me at ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org and I can find a museum closer to you that may be able to assist. Best wishes.
