Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Euphorbia heterophylla
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poinsettia geniculata
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poinsettia heterophylla
COMMON NAME:
Fiddler's Spurge, Mexican Fireplant, Catalina, Jacob's-ladder
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Keith Bradley kab_e_heterophylla_72449
August Miami-Dade County FL
Cyathial gland w a circular opening; bracteal leaves purple-spotted or green, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Euphorbia heterophylla
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poinsettia geniculata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poinsettia heterophylla
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