🌳☣️🌳Toxic Weed Found in Garden🌳☣️🌳

Wear gloves while gardening and keep an eye out for this weed, Toothed Spurge!

Toothed spurge (Euphorbia dentata) is a summer annual that is native to the eastern United States and Mexico. While not common, it can be found in pastures, roadsides and gardens. The plants are poisonous and the milky sap can blister the skin or cause blindness if it gets in the eye.

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Sources:
https://www.postregister.com/farmandranch/columnists/war_on_weeds/war-on-weeds-toothed-spurge/article_b12ef9ba-f4e7-5574-a5a6-a5aaeb159470.html#:~:text=Toothed%20spurge%20(Euphorbia%20dentata)%20is,it%20gets%20in%20the%20eye.
https://aggieturf.tamu.edu/turfgrass-weeds/toothed-spurge/