I found this plant growing on the wall of an 11th century castle. Could it be a member of the saxifragaceae family? Hopefully, a member might know the family and sp. name of this plant. Thank you in advance.
Hello Lila, Thank you for replying to my thread. I know the E. peplus and E. amygdaloides extremely well. Especially E. amygdaloides which is quite common in the area where I live. I am quite familiar with most of the Euphorbia which are to be found in the immediate area and the adjoining areas. All are included in my archive. Unlike Euphorbiaceae taxons, this grows in crevices on walls and at the edges of walls and pavements. In addition there aren't any flowers, glands etc. The foliage is unlike that of Euphorbia. I didn't check for the white latex that issues from most Euphorbias. A difficult plant!
Hi! I'm quite sure it's an Euphorbia peplus, which is in full bloom!!! And not just the tiny flowers, but the typical fruits are also there, you can check them too... http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/flowers/petty-spurge-5.jpg
Thank you again Lila, I will check this plant again. I will send some photos of an Euphorbia peplus which I found growing on our local mountain range. I realise that I am extremely rigid when trying to ID plants, I need to be more immaginative. If a flower has a slightly different colour than that illustrated in my field guides, or is taller than the description, then I have difficulties making an ID. I suspect that age is one of my problems. Ciao e grazie.