On coastal sands, dunes, shingle and beaches, this perennial grows to a height of 50cm, higher than its close cousin, Portland Spurge. Its flowers are arranged in umbel-like clusters, mostly 3-6, with horned glands at their rims. They flower from June to late October. The waxy, oval leaves of this plant are grey-green, and hairless, with the midrib not being prominent as in Euphorbia portlandica. The plant, being fleshy, withstands the coastal conditions extremely well. This is a native plant and belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.
I first identified this plant at Kilcoole, Co Wicklow in 1978 and photographed it at Bishops Quarter, Co Clare in 2006.
If you are satisfied you have correctly identified this plant, please submit your sighting to the National Biodiversity Data Centre
