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The female plant bears pistillate flowers which are 0.7 millimeters long and range in color from purple to bright red, and grow in clusters along catkins [2] that can grow up to fifty centimeters (19.5 inches) or more in length. [6] This feature is the primary reason the plant bears the nickname “red-hot cat tail”.
Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides. Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, [2] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more.
Euphorbia characias flowers. Euphorbiaceae (/ j uː ˈ f oʊ r b iː ˌ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants.In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, [2] which is also the name of the type genus of the family.
Euphorbia bicolor, commonly known as snow on the prairie, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the southern United States. [2] It grows 1-4 feet tall, has green and white alternate leaves, and is monoecious with unisexual flowers. [1] It grows in hard clay soils of prairies, rangelands, and edges of forests.
The seeds of Jatropha curcas contain toxic lectin dimers and carcinogenic phorbol esters. [17] Despite this, the seeds are occasionally eaten after roasting, which reduces some of the toxicity. Its sap is a skin irritant, and ingesting as few as three untreated seeds can be fatal to humans.
Euphorbia leucocephala, with many common names including little Christmas flower, white lace euphorbia, snow bush, snow flake, snows of Kilimanjaro [1] and white Christmas bush [2] is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico and Mesoamerica, and a relative of the poinsettia. [3]
Euphorbia glauca is a perennial herb with multiple erect reddish stems, around 1 metre tall. Its foliage is a blue/green colour. It flowers between September and March, although sporadic flowering can take place at other times. Flowers occur at the tip of the stems. Each flower is surrounded by a deep red coloured cup.
Euphorbia maculata flowers in the summer. These flowers develop in clusters near the axillary bud, they are small and leaf-like, with a red calyx. Upon blooming they have lobed, white to pink petals. [9] Euphorbia maculata develops a small, 3-lobed fruit. This fruit, like the rest of the plant, is covered in fine, soft hairs.