Cnidoscolus angustidens | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Cnidoscolus |
Species: | C. angustidens
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Binomial name | |
Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cnidoscolus angustidens, with the common name mala mujer, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae).
It is native to the Sonoran Desert mountains of southeastern Arizona and Northwestern Mexico, and further south in Mexico. [2] [1] [3]: 56
"Mala mujer" is Spanish for "bad woman", referring to its stinging hairs which cause severe contact dermatitis.
Cnidoscolus angustidens | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Cnidoscolus |
Species: | C. angustidens
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Binomial name | |
Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cnidoscolus angustidens, with the common name mala mujer, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae).
It is native to the Sonoran Desert mountains of southeastern Arizona and Northwestern Mexico, and further south in Mexico. [2] [1] [3]: 56
"Mala mujer" is Spanish for "bad woman", referring to its stinging hairs which cause severe contact dermatitis.