PETTY SPURGE (EUPHORBIA PEPLUS), milkweed

I have this wonderful friend Wayne Parr, fellow New Zealander living in Australia. His knowledge of plants is so wide that he is a walking encyclopedia. I find plants which I can't ID, and most times, he is able to ID or give me a clue.
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Wayne Parr Getting ready for the Civic Service — withFrank Lundberg  at Noosa - Tewantin ANZAC Day March.

• e this wonderful friend Wayne Parr, fellow New Zealander living in Australia. His knowledge of plants is so wide that he is a walking encyclopeadia. I find plants which I can't ID, and most times, he is able to ID or give me a clue.

Thanks Wayne.
PETTY SPURGE (EUPHORBIA PEPLUS)

Growing Milkweed, a plant with prospective anti-cancer properties: A review of the medicinal potential of members of the Euphorbiaceae family also commonly known as Petty Spurge and not so commonly Euphorbia peplus.

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THIS PLANT IS FREE
Over 70% of current pharmaceuticals are natural products or have been developed from a natural product lead. E.peplus is one of a number of plants in the Euphorbiaceae family that has attracted attention as a home remedy for skin cancer because of its milky sap. However, a survey by Peplin Biotech of over 200 species of the Euphorbiaceae family has shown that only E.peplus has the desired attributes of anti-cancer efficacy in vitro and in vivo. In addition, E.peplus is not a noxious weed, it grows rapidly, produces harvestable seed and it is potentially suitable for large-scale agricultural production. Thought to originate from Europe, E.peplus is now widespread throughout the world and can be found in most gardens.