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
MinnesotaSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
UtahS1Yes
KansasS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
VirginiaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
GeorgiaS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
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.