Euphorbia subg. Poinsettia Euphorbia subg. Poinsettia Euphorbia" subg. "Poinsettia is a subgenus deriving from the genus "Euphorbia", and is endemic to North America. <nowiki> </nowiki>It contains around 24 species, of which the best known is "E. pulcherrima", the poinsettia. This species grows wild in the mountains on the Pacific slope of Mexico, and despite many legends, no one is quite sure from which wild populations the cultivated varieties derive. This taxon was first published at genus rank under the name Poinsettia by Robert Graham in 1836. It was demoted to a section of "Euphorbia" as E." sect. "Poinsettia by Henri Ernest Baillon in
2009 Poinsettia Bowl season's Sugar Bowl against Alabama. The Utes also faced their former offensive coordinator, Andy Ludwig, who had helped guide them the previous year to a 13–0 record and #2 ranking. Cal played its third bowl game in San Diego in six years, having made two previous trips to the Holiday Bowl in 2004 and 2006. The Bears had not lost a bowl game since 2004. It was the seventh straight year that Cal head coach Jeff Tedford had guided Cal to a bowl appearance, the longest streak in school history. The game was Cal's first appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl,