# Plant identification help (picture)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532 "2017-04-15T23:07:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532/1 "2017-04-15T23:07:03Z")

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Saw this at an acquaintance’s house, but she didn’t know what it was. I’m turning to you for help!

[Photobucket image](http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s651/krondys/Succulent_zpstp1gjqwk.png)

Growing in northeast Wyoming, fairly sure it isn’t native.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532/2 "2017-04-16T00:37:23Z")

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I’m going to go out on a limb (not really) and say it’s a Euphorbia.

Looks a little like E. myrsinites (myrtle spurge) but I think it’s a different species/variety.

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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532/3 "2017-04-16T05:44:11Z")

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It looks like you nailed it!

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532/4 "2017-04-16T20:25:39Z")

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The flowers are definitely indicative of Euphorbia. Don’t be fooled by the showy bracts of Poinsettias…most euphorbia blossoms are those tiny, simple, usually actually green things.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-identification-help-picture/784532/5 "2017-04-16T20:26:47Z")

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One of these days I’m actually going to get to a plant ID thread first.