Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla.

synonyms: Euphorbia cyathophora, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant.

Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers.

synonyms: Christmas flower, Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, poinsettia.

Dutch: kerstster
Polish: gwiazda betlejemska, wilczomlecz nadobny, poinsecja nadobna, poinsecja