University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS)
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Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.
Euphorbiaceae
H. H. Iltis; A. Lasseigne
63
1978-09-13
13 September 1978
Mexico, Coahuila, Vast flat floor of Valle de Buenavista between Sierra de Fragua and Sierra del Venado/Sierra de los Alamítos. Near abandoned "Rancho" El Hundido, 58 km SSW of Cautro-ciénegas at Km 146 of Mexico #30 to Torreón.; 26.6 -102.283333
26.6 -102.283333
26°36' N 102°17' W
840 meters
840 m.
Rocky, very sparsely vegetated Larrea-small barrel cactus desert, with semípermanent "Candellila" extraction camp
(Wax is harvested by boiling the whole plants in water and dipping off the wax. Wax is exported for coating apples, oranges, and other fruits.)