Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus

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radium weed, cancer weed or milkweed. A diterpene ester called ingenol mebutate in the sap has been used to treat cancerous skin lesions

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Size: 3200px × 4800px
Location: Cilcain, near Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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