Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
Buttercup Tree
Cochlospermum vitifolium
Spanish: comasuche
Cochlospermum vitifolium is a tree in the family Bixaceae. It is native to North and South America.
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Bixaceae
Local records35 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records4,440 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings
- 2026-04-26 — observation by neftali8994
- 2026-04-26 — observation by isa_moguel
- 2026-02-21 — observation by peterlfrench
- 2026-02-19 — observation by antonio_perez2
- 2026-02-07 — observation by uriostegui
- 2026-01-12 — observation by libertad_castillo
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Cite as: “Buttercup Tree (Cochlospermum vitifolium) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cochlospermum-vitifolium/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.