Candelilla.
Tag: candelilla
Candelilla.
Candelilla inflorescence (Euphorbia antisyphilitica).
At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Candelilla inflorescence (Euphorbia antisyphilitica).
At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus) on candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica). At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Ben at benkolstad.net has a wonderful discussion of the etymologies of this critter’s binomial. And I agree, it is the smallest butterfly I’ve seen – about the size of a U.S. dime.
Ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus) on candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica). At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Ben at benkolstad.net has a wonderful discussion of the etymologies of this critter’s binomial. And I agree, it is the smallest butterfly I’ve seen – about the size of a U.S. dime.
Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica), Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica), Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Buds and Blooms: Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica).
Bonus etymology: As the species name suggests, the sap of this plant was historically used in Mexico as a folk remedy for sexually transmitted diseases.
Buds and Blooms: Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica).
Bonus etymology: As the species name suggests, the sap of this plant was historically used in Mexico as a folk remedy for sexually transmitted diseases.
Dithyramb 