(sun spurge)
Euphorbia helioscopia
Member of
spurges (genus Euphorbia)
spurge family (family Euphorbiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
Toxicity of milk barrel, christmas candle (Euphorbia spp., Pedilanthus spp.):
1 – Skin contact with these plants can cause symptoms ranging from redness, itching, and rash to painful blisters like skin burns.
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.
Chris’s observations: none
Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA
Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora