| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia radians Benth. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 8 (1839) |
| Native Range | Arizona to Texas and Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2500m |
| Description | leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, 2-5cm, sparsely glandular-dentate, acute, adaxially hirsute, cyathia in compact cyme, bracts of involucre 6-8, large |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, rose, red |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
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| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Poinsettia radians (Benth.) Klotzsch & Garcke |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |