cliff spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia
misera Benth.
symbol: EUMI4
Leaf: Alternate, simple, drought deciduous, broadly ovate to nearly round, light green and pubescent above and below.
Flower: Distinctive, with a broad yellow center nectar disc, petals red to white with yellow or white fringed edges; borne at the branch tips.
Fruit: A 3-parted round capsule containing round gray-brown seeds.
Twig: Gray-brown, semi-succulent and very flexible; producing milky sap when broken.
Bark: Red-brown to gray-brown; developing shallow fissures.
Form: A low multi-stem shrub to 3 feet.