Christmas Star

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The Euphorbia pulcherrima known as Poinsettia or Christmas Star is an ornamental plant native to Mexico, a nation in which it grows spontaneously and where, in the wild, can reach a height of between two and four meters. The name 'Poinsettia' comes from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US Ambassador to Mexico who introduced the plant to the United States in 1825. It belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbial order (Euphorbiales), class of Dicotyledons (Magnoliopsidae), Division of Angiosperms (Magnoliophytae); Within its trunk and its branches there is a milky substance (latex), slightly irritating to the skin but highly toxic to dogs and cats. No source] Other common names of poinsettia are: Mexican flame leaf, Christmas star, Winter rose, Noche Buena, Lalupatae, Atatürk çiçeği ('Atatürk flower' in Turkey), Αλεξανδρινό (transliterated 'Alexandrinò', ie Alessandrino, Greece) , And Christmas Star (in Italy). #christmas #christmas_star #star