Adjective modifier

• Japanese: Japanese spurge is excellent groundcover for areas of full or partial shade.

• petty: Petty Spurge ~ a weed ( or wildflower or herb ).

Modifies a noun

• laurel: An interesting plant that is quite widespread in the wood is spurge laurel, a species with dark flossy leaves.

• family: Many members of the Spurge family are poisonous, or irritant in various degrees.

• euphorbia: Uncommon species recorded within the shifting dunes include sea spurge Euphorbia paralias.

• paralias: Uncommon species recorded within the shifting dunes include sea spurge Euphorbia paralias.

• hawk: On the coast of Picardy just across the Channel I have seen it being devoured by large spurge hawk larvae.

Noun used with modifier

• sea: Uncommon species recorded within the shifting dunes include sea spurge Euphorbia paralias.

• dwarf: Management: Surface cultivations in spring and the normal tillage associated with root crops keep dwarf spurge in check.