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{{Taxobox
| name = Painted Euphorbia
| image = Euphorbiaheterophylla1web.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Rosidae]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]
| tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]
| subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
| species = '''''E. heterophylla'''''
| binomial = ''Euphorbia heterophylla''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<!-- 1753 -->
}}
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]].
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.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia) near Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8122.jpg| near [[Talakona]] forest, in [[Chittoor District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
Image:Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia) near Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8119.jpg| near [[Talakona]] forest, in [[Chittoor District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
</gallery>
{{Commons|Euphorbia heterophylla}}
[[Category:Euphorbia]]
{{Euphorbia-stub}}
[[fr:Euphorbe hétérophylle]]
[[sq:Euphorbia heterophylla]]
{{Taxobox
| name = Painted Euphorbia
| image = Euphorbiaheterophylla1web.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Rosidae]]
| unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]
| tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]
| subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
| species = '''''E. heterophylla'''''
| binomial = ''Euphorbia heterophylla''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<!-- 1753 -->
}}
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]].
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.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia) near Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8122.jpg| near [[Talakona]] forest, in [[Chittoor District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
Image:Euphorbia heterophylla (Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia) near Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8119.jpg| near [[Talakona]] forest, in [[Chittoor District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
</gallery>
{{Commons|Euphorbia heterophylla}}
[[Category:Euphorbia]]
{{Euphorbia-stub}}
[[fr:Euphorbe hétérophylle]]
[[sq:Euphorbia heterophylla]]
