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Cuetlaxochitl: A Flower by a Native Nahuatl Name | Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum https://mbgna.umich.edu/post/cuetlaxochitl-flower-native-nahuatl-name "How a revered solstice shrub native to current-day Mexico and Guatemala and sacred to the Indigenous peoples of the region was captured by Joel Roberts Poinsett, a man whose legacy has prompted a move away from its stateside name: Poinsettia. "