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CAN YOU TELL THESE APART?
One is a superfood. The other oozes toxic milk
SAFE
purslane
Portulaca oleracea
thick succulent leaves, clear sap, reddish stems
TOXIC
spurge
Euphorbia maculata
thin flat leaves, milky white sap when stem broken
How to tell them apart
Clear sap = safe purslane. Milky white sap = toxic spurge.
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