Euphorbiaceae
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 白苞猩猩草, 一品红, 台湾大戟, 叶象花, 柳叶大戟
- English
- Mexican fireplant, Painted spurge, Wild poinsettia
- French
- Euphorbe hétérophylle, Euphorbe heterophylle
- Hebrew
- חלבלוב קעור
- Japanese
- ショウジョウソウモドキ
- Malayalam
- പാൽപെരുക്കി
- sg
- Sên-ngonda
- Tamil
- பால்பெருக்கி
- Thai
- ลูกเขยตายแม่ยายทำศพ, ชมชื่น, พิษนาคราช, ลูกเขยตายแม่ยายชักปรก, ส้มชื่น, หญ้ายาง, เขยตาย, ใบต่างดอก
Synonyms
- Cyathophora heterophyla (L.) Raf.
- Euphorbia frangulaefolia Kunth
- Euphorbia heterophylla var. genuina Boiss.
- Poinsettia geniculata var. heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Tithymalus heterophyllus (L.) Haw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Psumuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.