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 . Ind. v. 263. A glabrous, 
erect, annual herb ; stems 6-24 in., usually much branched. Stem- 
leaves alternate, sessile, obovate-spathulate, 2x| 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 
yellow, crescent-shaped, horns long and slender. Styles free 
nearly to the base. Capsule J in. diam., smooth ; seeds smooth. 
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, 1-3 X J 
in., sometimes oblong, X J in., entire, tips acute or obtuse. In- 
florescence umbellate. Involucres | in. diam. ; teeth 4-5 ; glands 
yellow, crescent-shaped, horns usually short and blunt, the margins 
