Crops Euphorbia lagascae

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Euphorbia lagascae is an annual, with smooth, light green stems and narrow but rounded dark green leaves, growing to a height of about 75 cm.

Flowers and green pods

Plants often branch profusely, bearing large numbers of simple, petal-less flowers, from which the small tripartite seed capsules develop; in wild plants, these ripen and shed their seed over a long period. Types which retain their seeds have been developed, and some experimental areas have been successfully combine-harvested without problems from the latex in the stems. Several cultural difficulties remain, particularly the long and uneven maturation period; while the crop may perform best when winter-sown in Southern Europe, there is doubt as to the winter-hardiness of present types in the damper climates of Northern European countries.