Euphorbia cyathophora

Euphorbia cyathophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. cyathophora
Binomial name
Euphorbia cyathophora
Synonyms
List
    • Euphorbia barbellata Engelm.
    • Euphorbia graminifolia Michx. nom. illeg.
    • Euphorbia heterophylla var. barbellata (Engelm.) Holz.
    • Euphorbia heterophylla f. cyathophora (Murray) Voss
    • Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora (Murray) Griseb.
    • Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora (Murray) Boiss.
    • Euphorbia heterophylla var. graminifolia Engelm.
    • Euphorbia heterophylla var. minor Boiss.
    • Euphorbia pandurifolia Roth
    • Poinsettia barbellata (Engelm.) Small
    • Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke
    • Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Bartl.
    • Poinsettia edwardsii Klotzsch & Garcke
    • Poinsettia graminifolia (Chapm.) Millsp.
    • Poinsettia pinetorum Small
    • Tithymalus cyatophorus (Murray) Moench

Euphorbia cyathophora, known by various names including painted spurge, dwarf poinsettia, fire-on-the-mountain, paintedleaf, and wild poinsettia. Native to subtropical and tropical North and South America, it is widely naturalized elsewhere. They belong to the Cyathium type of inflorescence. Here, the inflorescence axis is convex in shape. Dwarf poinsettia is an annual herb growing up to 3 feet (0.91 metres) tall. It has green stems with leaves that are oblanceolate with lobed margins. It grows near disturbed sites.

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