Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Euphorbia cyathophora Murray

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Euphorbia barbellata Engelm., Euphorbia graminifolia Michx., Euphorbia havanensis Willd. ex Schlecht. & Cham., Euphorbia heterophylla L., Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. barbellata (Engelm.) Holz., Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. cyathophora (Murray) Boiss., Euphorbia heterophylla L. var. graminifolia Engelm., Euphorbia heterophylla var. graminifolia (Michx.) Engelm., Poinsettia barbellata Small, Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke, Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke var. graminifolia (Engelm.) Mohlenbrock, Poinsettia graminifolia (Michx.) Millsp., Poinsettia havanensis (Willd. ex Schlecht. & Cham.) Small, Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Kl. & Garcke.

Common names:

Cruel plant (1930, IA) (82)

Fire-on-the-mountain [Fire on the mountain] (1923-Present) (3, 4, 50, 156)

Hypocrite plant (1923) (156)

Mexican fire-plant (1923-1949) (109, 156)

Painted euphorbia (1942) (155)

Painted spurge (1923) (138)

Painted-leaf [Painted leaf] (1923-1930) (82, 156)

Various-leaf spurge [Various-leaved spurge] (1899-1937) (5, 72, 93, 97, 131)

Wild poinsettia (1937, TX) (124)