Euphorbiaceae
Sun spurge
Euphorbia radians
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 太阳大戟, 太陽大戟
- English
- Sun spurge
Synonyms
- Poinsettia radians (Benth.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.