TAXA TUESDAY 🌿 w/ the Florida Native Plant Society Last week, we met the native Florida Poinsettia, Euphorbia cyathophora, and today, we will learn about the unusual floral structures unique to members of the family Euphorbiaceae. At first glance, what looks like a “flower” is actually an inflorescence - a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem. The colorful “petals” are actually bracts - modified leaves that perform a similar role to petals and are positioned below a flower or cluster