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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
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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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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, biennial -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant -->
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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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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Euphorbiaheterophylla1web.jpg
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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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 = heterophylla
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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. Fig. 1441. 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. Mn. 2, p. 53. Gt. 39, p. 105.—Easily grown from seeds in sunny gardens and also in pots indoors. White and yellow variegated forms are in cult.
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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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| name = Painted Euphorbia
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| image = Euphorbiaheterophylla1web.jpg
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| image_width = 240px
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| subclassis = [[Rosidae]]
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| unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
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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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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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==Cultivation==
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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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