Talk:Euphorbia myrsinites

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BE CAREFUL WITH THIS PLANT!!! I live in Klamath Fall Oregon. I have Myrtle Spurge all over my yard. when I realized that it was a noxious weed and toxic to boot I decide to hand pull a whole pile of the plants. I used gloves but no long sleeve shirt, not having the shirt was my down fall. I had a severe reaction after cutting some of the plants. I washed my hands and wrists immediately afterwards but then started showing symptoms. My first symptoms were a little reddish points like mosquito bites. Then the next day I had what looked like a poison oak rash with little blister. I have seen reports out of Colorado that actually indicate that school kids have learned that they can get out of school by rubbing some of the plant's milky white latex material on their face! Some have ended up in emergency rooms and/or burn units. Colorado has outlawed growing this *noxious weed.

• “Noxious weeds” are legally defined by State Law as non-native plants that, once established, are highly destructive, competitive or difficult to control. They have economic and ecological impacts that go beyond agricultural lands. Some are toxic or a public health threat to humans and animals, they also destroy native and beneficial plant communities.

Sincerely, Jeremiah Atkinson