Euphorbia heterophylla
Painted spurge · Euphorbiaceae
Also known as Euphorbia geniculata, Euphorbia heterophylla heterophylla, Euphorbia linifolia, Euphorbia prunifolia and 1 more synonyms. Common names: Annual poinsettia, Fiddler's spurge, Mexican fireplant, Painted euphorbia, Painted leaf.
Euphorbia heterophylla, also known under the common names of (Mexican) fireplant, painted euphorbia, Japanese poinsettia, desert poinsettia, wild poinsettia, fire on the mountain, paintedleaf, painted spurge, milkweed, and kaliko plant, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family.
About Painted spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla, also known under the common names of (Mexican) fireplant, painted euphorbia, Japanese poinsettia, desert poinsettia, wild poinsettia, fire on the mountain, paintedleaf, painted spurge, milkweed, and kaliko plant, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
| Native range | Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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