XC. EUPHORBIACEiE 
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Simla, common; March-November.— Punjab and W. Himalaya, up to 
8000 ft., in fields— W. Asia, Europe, including Britain (Sun Spurge) ; widely 
colonised in other countries. 
7. Euphorbia Maddeni, Boiss . ; FI. Br. Inch v. 263. A glabrous, 
erect, annual herb ; stems 6-24 in., usually much branched. Stem- 
leaves alternate, sessile, obovate-spathulate, 2xJ in. or smaller, 
narrowed to the base, tip rounded. Involucres solitary in the 
forks of the branches or in the axils of the opposite leaves on the 
flowering branches or sometimes in umbels ; teeth 4 or 5 ; glands 
Mushobra, Mahasu ; May-July.— W. Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. 
Aspect of E. Peplus, a common weed in Britain. 
8. Euphorbia prolifera, Buch.-Ham . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 264. Peren- 
nial, glabrous ; rootstock thick and woody ; stems 6-24 in., erect, 
often emitting barren, densely leafy, rooting shoots from near the 
base. Stem-leaves alternate, sessile, thick, usually linear, l-3x| 
in., sometimes oblong, l^x^ in., entire, tips acute or obtuse. In- 
florescence umbellate. Involucres g- in. diam. ; teeth 4-5 ; glands 
yellow, crescent-shaped, horns usually short and blunt,, the margins 
