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Help Identifying a plant?

Hi Guys I need help in identifying a plant. For me it looks like a prehistoric plant and stands out from the surrounding plants. I have tried looking for it on the net but no luck. I will give you as much info as I can. But basically its a single stemmed plant that grows from 15-75 cm in height. It grows a single stem/stalk has 5 leaves growing from it which then has 5 stems growing directly after the leaves. These are about 3-5 cms in length which has 3 leaves growing from it. Which then has 3 stems growing from it which then end with what appear to be flower/fruits in groups of 3.. So from a single stem it has a total of 45 flowers. Its all one colour which is a light green. and the flowers/fruit are only 2-5 millimeters in size. For me this plant would not look out of place as part of prehistoric undergrowth or grassland/shrub..

Place found growning: England

Height 10-cm to 75 cm

Colour of flowers green

Leaves are single blade no lobes and hairless grow directly form the stalk/stem in 1 group of 5 and then in groups of 3.

The stalks immediately divide after the leaves from 1 into 5 then those 5 each have a further division of 3 immediately after 3 leaves on the stalk. Each stem then teminates into what appears to be 3 flowers although they look like leaves curled up into a ball.. Giving a total of 45 flowers per plant.

I missed the start of the growing season.. But the smaller/younger plants look like miniature of the big/adult plants.. there does not to appear to be anything missing like the flowers or tiers of stalks..

Time of growing is August still growing now although has been infected with an orange mold..

Colour of stem lightish green

Colour of leaves lightish green

Colour of flowers lightish green

The whole plant is the same colour there is no variation or colour change to any of the parts growing..

Soil: Chalky till, Boulder clay..

Hope some one can identify the plant..

thanks in advance

Update 2:

Thank you for the answers. guys I really apperciate it. Thanks to you I now know it to be Euphorbia helioscopia – Sun spurge. I can see why gaint hog weed was offered as the pictures are deceptive. They do not offer a reference to size and the one with the blue flowers in the background they are tiny flowers no more than 1cm across identified as Persian Speedwell.. The second one has another weed leaf in the shot that looks similar to the giant hog weed leaf. Sorry for the confusion on the size issue in the photos... first time at trying to identifying a plant first by description then by photo.

This is a tough one to give as Avalon was correct in the genre spruge and Euphorbia. Is good to know people still have this knowledge.. But.. I have to give the point to Tribalsong.

Thank you Tribalsong for the link as it lead me to the correct species..

So tough to decide as both answer where right. I had to choose some one and I went for the one that lead me to the answer the quicke

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  • 8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I agree, it's a Euphorbia! There are over 2000 different Euphorbia species so good luck finding this one! : )

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Euphorbia&client...

  • Woody
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Suggest your picture depicts the Giant Hog weed,a fairly common weed especially of chalky soil.Among the tallest weed plants in the Uk bears panicles of white flowers,

    The specimens illustrated appear to have set seed.

    Source(s): 60 years gardening experience.
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    This is some kind of Spurge or Euphorbia. I suggest it is Caper Surge in it's second year when, being biennial, it goes to seed. Giant hogweed it ain't.

  • 8 years ago

    Picture please

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