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Cnidoscolus angustidens, with the common name mala mujer, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).

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

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.

Subspecies[1]

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

References

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Cnidoscolus angustidens (mala mujer)

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