Euphorbia togakusensis ("Hakusantaigeki")

Japanese name: ハクサンタイゲキ （白山大戟）
Scientific name: Euphorbia togakusensis

[Overview]
A perennial 40–80 cm tall, found in sunny grasslands in the mountains.
The roots and rhizomes are thickened.
A milky white latex exudes when the stems or leaves are damaged.
The leaves are simple and alternate, oblong, 3.5–15 cm long and 0.9–2.9 cm wide.
At the branch tips the leaves become whorl-like, and from their center emerge cyathia enclosed in yellow bracts.
Each cyathium consists of 4 male flowers and 1 female flower.
The fruit is a spherical capsule with wart-like projections.

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