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Euphorbia cyathophora

Murr.

Annual Poinsettia

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131857
Element CodePDEUP0Q2C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Synonyms
Poinsettia cyathophora(Murr.) Klotzsch & Garke
Other Common Names
fire on the mountain (EN) Fire-on-the-mountain (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Reported from Utah (Welsh et al., 1987)
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-09-27
Change Date1993-09-27
Edition Date1993-09-27
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.; Rev. C. Annable
Range Extent Comments
Widely distributed in temporate North America, south to Oaxaca, Mexico, West Indies, Central and South America. UT, FL, GA, TX.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Along irrigation canals at 900 m in UT. Hammocks, cultivated grounds, wasteplaces and roadsides.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS1Yes
KansasS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
FloridaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
VirginiaSNANo
NebraskaSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
WisconsinSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.