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Mala mujer

Cnidoscolus angustidens

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

The 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) wide male flowers are in clusters and have white stamens and 5 petal-like lobes. The small, round female flowers are at the base of the male flower clusters. The attractive, maple-like leaves are dark green, heart-shaped, lobed, toothed, and covered in white polka dots. A stinging hair is at the center of each white dot, so do not touch the leaves. Stinging hairs are also present on the stems and at the base of the flowers

Habitat:

Desert, Upland. It grows on rocky hillsides and is especially common in the foothills of Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains.

Notes:

This is definitely a plant you DO NOT want to touch! Also known as "stinging spurge."

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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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