species 2,567 observations
Candelilla
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Field notes
Euphorbia antisyphilitica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Trans-Pecos of Texas and southern New Mexico in the United States as well as Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, and Querétaro in Mexico. Common names include candelilla and wax plant, but the latter is more often applied to members of the unrelated genus Hoya. It is shrubby and has densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that are covered in wax to prevent transpiration.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Ello Sphinx, Mouse-colored Euchaetes
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Euphorb Mini-Fairy Bee
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, Hyaline Grass Bug, American Crow
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Leda Ministreak, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Dainty Sulphur
15
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.