Cnidoscolus tehuacanensis; Euphorbiaceae

Cnidoscolus tehuacanensis Breckon, determined by F.J. Fernández Casas 2001Stunted Matorral Desertico with Agave stricta, Pedilanthus cymbiferius, Jatropha dioica, Opuntia spp., Echinocactus grandis, and Ferrocactus robustus with Beaucarnea gracilis and Yucca pericosa in the ravines. Shrubs to 1.5 m tall, woody, stems to 3 cm at base, new twigs about 1 cm diam., bark reddish-brown to red-gray, smooth except for the persistant spine pedicels; flws white, anthers creamy; male, female, and immature fruit presen