@TBone I need help collecting seeds of this weed common to South Australia. Can send data for seeds. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57036?locale=en-US Euphorbia peplus (Petty spurge)
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*sats* for seeds
I did check a lot of the pics on I-naturalist and I’m fairly confident it grows in my garden, but in spring.
I’ll try to check tomorrow at daytime.
Thank you. Most likely out of season for a few more months in North America.
Maybe this 🤔
It’s about 3 inch tall


This is it for sure.


The other one it’s the same, just a bit wilted. I’ll water them and harvest the seeds
If @Slimey Limey can't get the seeds, I'll get them at some stage. We have a bit of that stuff here.
Also, out of interest, what do you use it for?
Appreciate any effort. I was contacted for the seed by a stranger in Idaho seeking to use it in homeopathic treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The sap has a compound - ingenol mebutate. It is 82% effective in one month and 57% effective at 15 month follow up in a study. I also have a return spot of the skin cancer and so helping them could also help me.
There was a big Pharma co that set up on the Gold Coast looking to extract it. Spent millions setting up the facility and then abandoned the project. Not sure why. The plant ended up selling for pennies on the dollar for what it cost.
UPDATE: I’ve been keeping this one in good conditions to eventually harvest the seeds.


Much appreciated!
Tipped you some sats. Seeds are on the way. @TBone