Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

painted spurge

Euphorbia heterophylla

Spanish: golondrina

Euphorbia heterophylla, also known under the common names of Mexican fireplant, painted euphorbia, Japanese poinsettia, paintedleaf, painted spurge and milkweed, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. Most often recorded in Jan, Aug, Dec, Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Local records8 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records10,188 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2016 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-01-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-03 — observation by elias_bowman
2024-08-06 — observation by chasemathey
2022-12-26 — observation by zihuadean
2022-08-06 — observation by sergioescutia
2021-12-27 — observation by yolcaquixtiani

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “painted spurge (Euphorbia heterophylla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/euphorbia-heterophylla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.