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Pineland poinsettia (Euphorbia pinetorum)

Description

Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Euphorbia is sometimes used in ordinary English to collectively refer to all members of Euphorbiaceae (in deference to the type genus), not just to members of the genus

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Euphorbiaceae

              • Genus: Euphorbia