4 thoughts on “FOTD 9th December 2022: Poinsettia

  1. They are in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is one of the three weirdest families that I remember from Botany. Not only are the flowers really weird, but the red portions of the bloom are not floral at all. They are modified leaves known as bracts, like those of dogwood and bougainvillea.

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