Euphorbia heterophylla Calflora

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Taxon Report

Euphorbia heterophylla L.

Mexican fireplant

2010 Jeff Abbas

2017 John Doyen

2010 Jeff Abbas

Euphorbia heterophylla is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Euphorbia
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Skin irritation from touching the sap of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, agricultural weed

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Euphorbia geniculata
PLANTS	Euphorbia prunifolia
PLANTS	Poinsettia geniculata
PLANTS	Poinsettia heterophylla

Information about Euphorbia heterophylla from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (EUHE4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).