Painted-leaf

There are colorful bracts surrounding the flower head.

This plant is found across the southern US and its range extends northward into the central plains.  The range in the western panhandle may be disjunct from the range further south and east in Florida.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

Euphorbia cyathophora can be quite aggressive at times invading potted plants. Sap is a skin irritant and toxic.

Hammocks, pinelands, disturbed areas.

• Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
• Bees, butterflies and moths are attracted to the nectar and/or pollen.