Biology:Cnidoscolus angustidens

Cnidoscolus angustidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Cnidoscolus
Species:	C. angustidens
Binomial name
	Cnidoscolus angustidens; Torr.
Synonyms
	Jatropha angustidens (Torr.) Müll.Arg.; Cnidoscolus pringlei I.M.Johnst.; Jatropha pringlei (I.M.Johnst.) Standl.; Jatropha calyculata Pax & K.Hoffm.; Cnidoscolus calyculatus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) I.M.Johnst.,; Cnidoscolus orbiculatus Lundell;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

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 subsp. angustidens - Arizona, Mexico
Cnidoscolus angustidens subsp. calyculatus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Breckon ex Fern.Casas - Michoacán
Cnidoscolus angustidens subsp. dentatus Breckon ex Fern.Casas - Jalisco, Guerrero, Puebla
Cnidoscolus angustidens subsp. orbiculatus (Lundell) Breckon ex Fern.Casas - C + S Mexico

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Cnidoscolus angustidens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Cnidoscolus
Species:	C. angustidens
Binomial name
*Cnidoscolus angustidens* Torr.
Synonyms^[1]
Jatropha angustidens (Torr.) Müll.Arg. Cnidoscolus pringlei I.M.Johnst. Jatropha pringlei (I.M.Johnst.) Standl. Jatropha calyculata Pax & K.Hoffm. Cnidoscolus calyculatus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) I.M.Johnst., Cnidoscolus orbiculatus Lundell