Sea spurge: A serious threat to New Zealand's beaches 2020 Factsheet
- Author
- Biosecurity New Zealand
- Year
- 2020
- Publisher / Organisation
- Ministry for Primary Industries
- Month
- September
- Pages
- 1
- Species
- Euphorbia paralias, sea spurge
- Summary
- The coastal weed sea spurge, Euphorbia paralias, would seriously impact our coastal environments if it became established. It is likely to have arrived on ocean currents from Australia. This invasive weed would seriously impact our coastal environments if it became established. It is likely to have arrived on ocean currents from Australia. Sea spurge infestations have caused major environmental problems at many Australian beaches by displacing native plants and changing natural patterns of sand movement.