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60. Poison Spurge 



Euphorbia cotinifolia 



POISON 



The milky sap of the poison spurge in contact with the skin 

 produces blisters and intense inflammation like that caused by 

 poison ivy. The growth is most common in the lower moun- 

 tain regions from Mexico to Cuba and northern South America, 

 This bush or small tree with close pale bark is often planted for 

 living fence posts. Its sap is milky, and the flowers small and 

 white. This is called yerba mala in Guatemala; barrabds in 

 Costa Rica; and yerba lecher a in Cuba. 



