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Poinsettias are shrubs or small trees, with heights of 0.6 to 4 m (2.0 to 13.1 ft). Though often stated to be highly toxic, the poinsettia is not dangerous [4] to pets or children. Exposure to the plant, even consumption, most often results in no effect, [5] though it can cause nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. [4]
No, poinsettias are not poisonous, but their milky sap can cause mild discomfort. To be safe, keep poinsettias away from small children and pets. To be safe, keep poinsettias away from small ...
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Poinsettia is similarly only mildly toxic to cats, dogs, and horses, [120] and very rarely necessitates veterinary treatment. [121] Excoecaria agallocha: milky mangrove, blind-your-eye mangrove, river poison tree Euphorbiaceae: Contact with latex can cause skin irritation and blistering; eye contact can cause temporary blindness. [citation needed]
Euphorbia tithymaloides has a large number of household names used by gardeners and the public. Among them are redbird flower, [7] devil's-backbone, [8] redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper ...
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Poinsettia is a subgenus deriving from the genus Euphorbia, and is endemic to North America. It contains around 24 species, most famously E. pulcherrima, the poinsettia which grows wild in the mountains on the Pacific slope of Mexico. Despite many legends, no one knows from which wild population the cultivated varieties derive. [1]