''Cnidoscolus angustidens'', with the common name mala mujer, is an

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aceous

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in the spurge family (

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). It is native to the

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mountains of southeastern

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and Northwestern Mexico, and further south in

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.ITIS Standard Report Page: ''Cnidoscolus angustidens''
/ref>Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, "Mala mujer" is Spanish for "bad woman", referring to its stinging hairs which cause severe contact dermatitis. ;Subspecies # ''Cnidoscolus angustidens'' subsp. ''angustidens'' - Arizona, Mexico # ''Cnidoscolus angustidens'' subsp. ''calyculatus'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Breckon ex Fern.Casas -

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# ''Cnidoscolus angustidens'' subsp. ''dentatus'' Breckon ex Fern.Casas -

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# ''Cnidoscolus angustidens'' subsp. ''orbiculatus'' (Lundell) Breckon ex Fern.Casas - C + S Mexico

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile for ''Cnidoscolus angustidens'' (mala mujer)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15356419 angustidens Flora of Arizona Flora of Mexico Flora of Sonora Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Plants described in 1858