SEA SPURGE Euphorbia paralias

Llaeth y Famaeth

Sea Spurge is a perennial that thrives on free-draining mobile or semi-stable sand dunes. It also occurs along the drift-line of sandy foreshores and occasionally on shingle. It is a robust, perennial spurge with thick, grey-green foliage, which grows in open sandy areas and shingle in coastal habitats. 

When damaged or broken, like other spurge species, Sea Spurge exudes a sticky, acrid, white latex which is a serious eye and skin irritant. The latex also contains small amounts of rubber. It has an exclusively coastal distribution in Britain and Ireland but is absent from most of Scotland. 

Height: 70cm

Flowers: June to October

Colour: Yellow/green