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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Euphorbia heterophylla
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Fiddler's Spurge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pohe11_001_lvd
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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
2838
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia (introduced northwards)
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bracteal leaves purple-spotted or green
Cyathium with 1 two-lipped gland, without petaloid appendages
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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