Euphorbia heterophylla L.
EUPHORBIACEAE
- Spurge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 453 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Mexican fireplant
English name: Japanese poinsettia English name: Mexican fireplant
Spanish name: pascuilla
French name: caca poule
Italian name: Euforbia a foglie diverse
German name: Poinsettien-Wolfsmilch
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
= Euphorbia geniculata Ortega
= Euphorbia prunifolia Jacq.
= Poinsettia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke
= Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. barbellata (Engelm.) Holz.
2) Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. cyathophora (Murray) Griseb.
3) Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. graminifolia (Michx.) Engelm.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
Page counter: 1756 ( AVG: 221.63 / 290.522 )
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Euphorbia heterophylla
Fruit at PKW Base LZ, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
Plant at Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
Leaves and flowers at PKW Base LZ, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Leaves and fruit at Mangrove Nature Park Boynton Beach, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
Leaves and fruit at Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Leaves and fruit at Mangrove Nature Park Boynton Beach, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
Credit: Photo by Davide Tomasi - Cornedo Vicentino
Euphorbia heterophylla
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 477.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NM, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Euphorbia heterophylla L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. barbellata (Engelm.) Holz. [137]
2) Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. graminifolia (Michx.) Engelm. [154]
3) Euphorbia hexagona Nutt. ex Spreng. [352]
4) Euphorbia hirta L. var. procumbens (DC.) N.E. Br. [151]
5) Euphorbia hookeri Steud. var. integrifolia Hillebr. [88]
6) Euphorbia hyssopifolia L. [148]
7) Euphorbia inundata Torr. ex Chapm. [294]
8) Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy [1068]
9) Euphorbia melanadenia Torr. [38]
10) Euphorbia multiformis Gaudich. ex Hook. & Arn. [131]
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