Euphorbia heterophylla

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Species Distribution Map
Family:EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Common Name:Mexican Fireplant; Painted Leaf; Wild Poinsettia
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Painted Leaf is an introduced annual plant in the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Its exact native range in tropical and subtropical parts of the New World is not well known, but extends from Mexico through Central and South America. Painted Leaf can be found throughout Alabama, but is most common in the southern third of the state. Painted Leaf grows on roadsides, along railroad tracks, in row crops, and in other open disturbed sites. It is an annual from a tap root. Stems are erect, branched, green in color, sparsely pubescent, and one to three feet in height. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, obovate or pandurate in outline, pubescent, with margins sparsely glandular-serrulate. The leaves are extremely variable, even on the same plant. The sap is a milky latex that dries when exposed to the air, sealing wounds. The flowers are extremely reduced, lacking petals and sepals, and are produced in a terminal inflorescence known as a cyathium. This consists of a cup-like receptacle with 2-3 female flowers, 8-15 male flowers, and one nectar gland. The gland is stalked with a round opening and a distinct annular rim. The cyanthium is surrounded by green (sometimes paler green at base) modified leaves known as bracts. The fruit is a three lobed capsule.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Classification

FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus Euphorbia
Species Euphorbia heterophylla L. - Mexican Fireplant; Painted Leaf; Wild Poinsettia

Citation

Citation Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 453. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: "Tithymalus Curassavicus, Salicis & Atriplicis foliis variis, caulibus viridantibus" in Plukenet, Phytographia, , t. 112, f. 6, 1691. Lectotypified by Radcliffe-Smith, in Bosser et al., Fl. Mascareignes 160: 94. 1982.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Poinsettia geniculata    
Poinsettia heterophylla    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Madison, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0019694 Montgomery 12 Oct 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25616		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0047339 Autauga 28 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1039		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
SAMF0002478 Blount 04 Aug 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4000		 SAMF
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000018986 Calhoun 23 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11634		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UNA00059887 Calhoun 23 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11634		 UNA
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
JSU124295 Mobile 2 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
47141		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000042620 Houston 18 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26488		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0018871 Madison 27 Jun 1986 Kral, Robert
73543		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000042201 Pike 24 Sep 2011 Senn, Whitney
68		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0002128 Randolph 13 Oct 2009 Davenport, L.J.
4106		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
AUA_ACC_44243 Pike 10 Aug 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2688		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
UWAL0031515 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5711		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_56476 Crenshaw 7 Aug 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9809		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
TROY000047732 Autauga 28 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1039		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
ALNHS00001501 Monroe 11 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#788		 ALNHS
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
AUA_ACC_36686 Jefferson 1 Oct 1972 Eads, Beth
24		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
UWAL0044452 Baldwin 29 Sep 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
487		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000004715 Crenshaw 24 Oct 1999 Diamond, Alvin R.
11643		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
JSU124294 Chilton 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11567		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000048554 Autauga 28 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
952		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0016756 Covington 17 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25336		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000040664 Covington 17 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25336		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_54486 Dale 26 Aug 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8414		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
TROY000004713 Coffee 28 Sep 2003 Thomas, Stephanie
4		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
USAM000005986 Baldwin 16 Dec 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11933		 USAM
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004716 Escambia 08 Sep 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13658		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA000032683 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4901		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
TROY000048094 Covington 18 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5655		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
ALNHS00004430 Houston 19 Jul 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-289		 ALNHS
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000018901 Butler 02 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18008		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_19058 Elmore 7 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
801		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
ALNHS00000575 Pike 17 Aug 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#337		 ALNHS
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
AUA_ACC_42064 Conecuh 9 Aug 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2667		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
TROY000047711 Autauga 31 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1074		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000044582 Geneva 24 Jun 2017 Byrd, Cameron
1230		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44618 Montgomery 3 Oct 1975 Willis, Stephen F.
45		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
UNA00065685 Butler 12 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16792		 UNA
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
SAMF0002479 Randolph 13 Oct 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4106		 SAMF
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004712 Coffee 10 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
198		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_56614 Pike 13 Sep 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9383		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
UWAL0033810 Covington 18 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5655		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0017661 Crenshaw 14 Sep 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25521		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0047334 Autauga 31 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1074		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
JSU139946 Pike 17 Aug 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
SP337		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004714 Coffee 24 Oct 2002 Terrell, Christopher
3		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
ALNHS00003701 Lauderdale 29 Sep 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SC-499		 ALNHS
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
AUA_ACC_48418 Houston 31 Oct 1980 Webb, A.L.
205		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
TROY000036344 Bullock 02 Nov 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1462		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0005875 Crenshaw 24 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69651		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
UNA00056082 Geneva 16 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11761		 UNA
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
JSU124297 Randolph 8 Jul 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2363		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0019788 Houston 18 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26488		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004717 Houston 08 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11580		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0030957 Henry 14 Aug 1998 Kral, Robert
87621		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
USAM000005988 Baldwin 16 Dec 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11933		 USAM
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0044453 Baldwin 29 Aug 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
938		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000041901 Montgomery 12 Oct 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25616		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
JSU124293 Calhoun 4 Aug 1982 Gay, C.
s.n.		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000029852 Pike 04 Oct 2004 Yoder, Robert
7		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
JSU124296 Jefferson 14 Sep 1967 Dean, Blanche E.
47-2		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0007607 Dale 06 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3131		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000019253 Monroe 27 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18394		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0007606 Blount 04 Aug 2009 Davenport, L.J.
4000		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
USAM000005987 Baldwin 16 Dec 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11933		 USAM
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004711 Choctaw 07 Nov 1980 Kral, Robert
66590		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UWAL0014700 Bullock 02 Nov 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1462		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000004710 Butler 12 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16792		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000041922 Crenshaw 14 Sep 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25521		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_42564 Covington 6 Aug 1972 Nelson, John
163		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
UWAL0007608 Dale 09 Nov 1980 Kral, Robert
66660		 UWAL
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
TROY000018902 Houston 25 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20119		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA000042357 Morgan 13 Sep 1933 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
JSU140952 Covington 20 Oct 1966 Johnson, Alfred W.
4090		 JSU
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
UNA00059487 Houston 08 Sep 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11580		 UNA
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
USAM000005989 Baldwin 11 Oct 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11651		 USAM
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
TROY000033569 Barbour 03 Sep 2011 Ryan, Lauren
72		 TROY
Euphorbia heterophylla Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_56613 Pike 13 Sep 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9384		 AUA
Euphorbia Heterophylla L.
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