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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.
+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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-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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-[[fr:Euphorbe hétérophylle]]
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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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{{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.]]
}}

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]]

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