Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Description: Dense, matt-forming perennial typically not greater than 1 foot in height
Life Cycle: Perennial, spreading by creeping rootstocks
Habitat: pastures, roadsides, waste places
Leaves: alternate, long, narrow and smooth
Stem: multiple stems in dense matts, milky sap inside stem
Flower: clusters of tIny, yellow-green flowers with yellow, petal-like bracts
Fruit: seed podss on a short stalk
Root: creeping root stocks
The problem is…. spreads from the creeping rootstocks