SIX-ANGLED SPURGE
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Euphorbia hexagona  Nutt. ex  Spreng.
Russell County, Kansas
Annual
Height: 8-32 inches
Family: Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family
Flowering Period:   July, August, September
Also Called: Six-angle euphorbia, green spurge.
Stems: Erect, delicate, yellowish-green, single from base, branching in opposite pairs alternating at right angles; branches ascending, very slender, minutely and sparsely pubescent.
Leaves: Opposite, linear to narrowly elliptic or oblong, 2/5 to 2.8 inches long, 1/25 to 1/6 inch wide, spreading, glabrous to scantily pubescent, tapered at both ends; margins entire; tip sharply pointed; stalk 1/25 to 1/8 inch long; branch leaves shorter, narrower.
Inflorescences: Receptacles, solitary in upper leaf axils and branch forks, cup-like, tiny, 1/16 to 1/12 inch long, minutely pubescent; stalk very short; glands with petal-like appendages erect on rim of receptacle, 5, inconspicuous, 1/50 inch or less, fleshy, greenish-white.
Flowers: Staminate flowers 20-40 per receptacle; pistillate flower 1; sepals and petals absent; staminate flowers each single stamens; pistil stalk elongates with maturity.
Fruits: Capsule, 3-lobed, 1/8 to 1/5 inch long; seeds 3, egg-shaped to oblong, 1/10 to 1/8 inch long, rough, whitish, brown or nearly black.
Habitat: Dry disturbed sites, open waste areas, prairies, roadsides, dunes, stream banks; loose, sandy soils.
Distribution: All but southeast corner of Kansas.
Origin: Native
Comments: Six-angled is not considered a problem weed.

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