/Upper%20Newport%20Bay,%20Newport%20Beach,%20CA%20%204-22-11%20094.jpg) Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 4-22-11. © Joan Avise |
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Euphorbiaceae The milky latex sap is toxic, and used as a therapeutic agent for the removal of warts and sunspots on the skin. The anti-tumor component is ingenol mebutate. Commercialisation as a topical gel PEP005 has undergone trials showing that it is effective in treating superficial basal cell carcinomas (Wikipedia). Back to Euphorbiaceae of Orange County, California |
/1.jpg) N of Green Lantern, Dana Pt. Headlands, 2-2-14. © Ron Vanderhoff. |
/2.jpg) N of Green Lantern, Dana Pt. Headlands, 2-2-14. © Ron Vanderhoff. |
/Upper%20Newport%20Bay,%20Newport%20Beach,%20CA%204-22-11%20090.jpg) Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA 4-22-11. © Joan Avise |