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Chaya de monte, wild spinach tree

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Photo by Jorge4
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Field Notes

Description:

Pequeño arbusto, lleno de tricomas ("pelitos"), que la hacen sumamente urticante. Flor blanca, corola de 1 cm de diámetro aproximadamente. Fruto verde.

Habitat:

Selvas y campos de cultivo en regenración a orillas de caminos y carreteras

Notes:

Favorita de polinizadores silvestres en especial de mariposas

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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Yucatan rural spotings

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PublishedJuly 20, 2014

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