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Euphorbia misera is a species of spurge known by the common name cliff spurge. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it is known from the Sonoran Desert and the coastline, including the Channel Islands of California. This is a shrub standing erect and reaching one half to one meter in height. It has small, rounded, hairy leaves and inflorescences at the tips of the branches. The distinctive flower is hairy and glandular and has a central nectar disc with a bright red appendage with scalloped edges and a light yellow fringe. The style in the pistillate flower extends outward and is divided at the tip. The anthers are bright yellow. The fruit is a spherical capsule with lobes containing round, wrinkled gray seeds.
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