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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important herb species of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly popular for its renewable and red foliage and is also widely used in Holiday floral exhibits. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett,[3] the first USA Minister to Mexico,[4] who introduced the plant to the US in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically achieving a height of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The seed bears dark green dentate leaves that strategy 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The colored bracts--which are most flaming red but can be orange often, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled--are often mistaken for rose petals because of their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At exactly the same time, the vegetation require abundant light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. They may be grouped within small yellow structures within the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It is found in the wild in deciduous tropical forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the complete Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It really is found in the inside in the hot also, dry forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Information of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be established by botanists. There are over 100 cultivated varieties of poinsettia.

The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is named Cuitlaxochitl, meaning "flower that grows in residues or soil" Today it is well known in Mexico and Guatemala as Flor de Noche Buena, meaning Christmas Eve Flower. In Spain it is known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, signifying Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the place became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's flower because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this rose and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is named Santa Claus' Rose, and it's trusted as a Christmas decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a woman, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was too poor to give a gift for the special event of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to assemble weeds from the roadside and place them before the chapel altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Holiday activities. The star-shaped leaf routine is said to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood vessels sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas accessories in homes, churches, offices, and elsewhere across North America. They can be purchased in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day december.

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