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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
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| name = Painted Euphorbia
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| common_names = (Mexican) Fireplant, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia, Paint Leaf, Kaliko plant
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, edible, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Euphorbiaheterophylla1web.jpg
 
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| image_width = 240px
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| image_width = 240px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| familia = Euphorbiaceae
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| subfamilia = Euphorbioideae
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| subclassis = [[Rosidae]]
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| tribus = Euphorbieae
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| unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]
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| subtribus = Euphorbiinae
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| genus = Euphorbia
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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
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| species = heterophylla
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| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]
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| tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]
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| subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]
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| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
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| species = '''''E. heterophylla'''''
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| binomial = ''Euphorbia heterophylla''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<!-- 1753 -->
   
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Euphorbia heterophylla, Linn. (E. pandurata, Hort.? E. havanensis, Willd. E. cyathophora, Murr.). Mexican Fire Plant. Hypocrite Plant. Painted Leaf. Fire-on-the-mountain. Annual poinsettia. Annual, nearly glabrous, 1-3 ft. high: Lvs. ovate and sinuate-toothed, or panduriform, or some of them lanceolate or linear and entire, dark green, the upper bright red at least at the base: involucres small with 1 or 2 glands. July-Sept. E. and Cent. U. S. to Peru.—Easily grown from seeds in sunny gardens and also in pots indoors. White and yellow variegated forms are in cult.
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==Cultivation==
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The '''(Mexican) Fireplant''', also known as '''Painted Euphorbia''', '''Desert Poinsettia''', '''Paint Leaf''' or '''Kaliko plant''', is the [[spurge]] '''''Euphorbia heterophylla'''''. It is a native plant of [[Mexico]], and spreads from [[California]] to east [[Texas]] and to much of [[Central America]].
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==Species==
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Toxicity is documented in most members of the genus [[Euphorbia]].  Individuals sensitive to [[latex]] are known to have strong reactions, including [[dermatitis]] and [[anaphylaxis]] to the sap exuded by this plant.  Stories of this plant's edibility are anecdotal.
   
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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[[Category:Euphorbia]]
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==External links==
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