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plant
Also known as: Euphorbia heterophylla
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  • spurge
    spurge
    / Major species

    …West; and many varieties of fire-on-the-mountain (E. heterophylla), from the eastern and central United States to Peru, with red-marked, poinsettia-like, green bracts and leaves of varied shape on 90-cm- (35-inch-) tall plants.

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    …West; and many varieties of fire-on-the-mountain (E. heterophylla), from the eastern and central United States to Peru, with red-marked, poinsettia-like, green bracts and leaves of varied shape on 90-cm- (35-inch-) tall plants.

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