Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia cyathophora
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia cyathophora
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-002?:
Euphorbia heterophylla var. heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Poinsettia cyathophora
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Poinsettia heterophylla
COMMON NAME:
Wild Poinsettia, Painted Leaf, Fire-on-the-mountain
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Caleb Forrest caf_6769
August Greenville County SC
Flowers have no petals or sepals. Upper lvs reddish (or white) at the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Caleb Forrest caf_6771
August Greenville County SC
Leaves variable: Entire, serrate or lobed; linear, broadly oblong to ovate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Euphorbia cyathophora
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Euphorbia cyathophora
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-11-002?:
Euphorbia heterophylla var. heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Poinsettia cyathophora
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Poinsettia heterophylla