spurge family

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spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales

rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants

Geraniales, order Geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae

Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice

Acalypha, genus Acalypha - a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

genus Croton - tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil

Codiaeum, genus Codiaeum - evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands

genus Mercurialis, Mercurialis - a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

genus Ricinus, Ricinus - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant

Cnidoscolus, genus Cnidoscolus - a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

genus Jatropha, Jatropha - a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

genus Hevea, Hevea, rubber tree - small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"

genus Manihot, Manihot - genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava

Aleurites, genus Aleurites - candlenut

genus Pedilanthus, Pedilanthus - tropical American succulent shrubs

genus Sebastiana, Sebastiana - Mexican spurges

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Acalypha
Aleurites
Cnidoscolus
Codiaeum
family Euphorbiaceae
genus Acalypha
genus Aleurites
genus Cnidoscolus
genus Codiaeum
genus Croton
genus Hevea
genus Jatropha
genus Manihot
genus Mercurialis
genus Pedilanthus
genus Ricinus
genus Sebastiana
hevea
Jatropha

The colorful castor bean If you were compelled to design a garden that included members of the spurge family alone, the result would be a diverse collection of unusual- looking species with brilliant colors and exotic foliar shapes, united only by their minimal water requirement and their allergenic-to-poisonous sap.

IN THE GARDEN `DIAMOND FROST,' THE PERFECT POINSETTIA PARTNER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Hortus Third advises against planting the various ornamentals in the spurge family near ponds, since sap from their broken roots can be lethal to fish.

GARDENING : WHILE MANY WISH IT GONE, SPURGE HAS ITS FANS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)