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| name = Redbird cactus<br />
| image = Euphorbia tithymaloides.jpg<br />
| image_width = 250px<br />
| image_caption = green leaf var.<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]<br />
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]<br />
| subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]<br />
| tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]<br />
| subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]<br />
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''<br />
| species = '''''E. tithymaloides'''''<br />
| binomial = ''Euphorbia tithymaloides''<br />
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br />
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''Euphorbia tithymaloides'' ('''Redbird cactus''' or '''Devil's backbone'''; [[syn.]] ''Pedilanthus tithymaloides'') is a [[succulent]] [[spurge]]. In the wild, it grows in [[North America]] and [[Central America]], but it is also kept as a [[houseplant]]. The [[cyathium|cyathia]] [[bract]]s of ''Euphorbia tithymaloides'' are pinkish-red of colour, and resemble small birds, whence its name. It has distinctive zig-zag stems, and comes in both green and variegated forms. Leaves are pointed ovals about 2 inches long. They can grow to about 6 feet tall. <br />
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In Perú, it is called '''cimora misha''' and is sometimes added to psychedelic brews made from [[mescaline]]-containing [[Trichocereus]] cacti. Its pharmacology is unknown.<br />
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