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Chiropetalum
Chiropetalum is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832. It is widespread across relatively dry regions of North and South America from Texas to Uruguay.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chiropetalum tricuspidatum
speciesChiropetalum tricuspidatum
Chiropetalum berteroanum
speciesChiropetalum berteroanum
Chiropetalum griseum
speciesChiropetalum griseum
Chiropetalum canescens
speciesChiropetalum canescens
Chiropetalum schiedeanum
speciesChiropetalum schiedeanum
Mexican Silverbush
speciesChiropetalum astroplethos
Chiropetalum cremnophilum
speciesChiropetalum cremnophilum
Chiropetalum argentinense
speciesChiropetalum argentinense
Chiropetalum foliosum
speciesChiropetalum foliosum
Chiropetalum patagonicum
speciesChiropetalum patagonicum
Chiropetalum intermedium
speciesChiropetalum intermedium
Chiropetalum molle
speciesChiropetalum molle
Chiropetalum latifolium
speciesChiropetalum latifolium
Chiropetalum anisotrichum
speciesChiropetalum anisotrichum
Chiropetalum ruizianum
speciesChiropetalum ruizianum
Chiropetalum phalacradenium
speciesChiropetalum phalacradenium
Chiropetalum tricoccum
speciesChiropetalum tricoccum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 272812.