Guayula [2] , or guayula [2] , or guayula [2] , or guayule [2] ( lat. Parthenium argentatum ) is a low, highly branched shrub of the Astroaceae family , growing in northern Mexico and in the southwestern United States . This plant is sometimes cultivated as rubbery. However, the rubber obtained from it is of poor quality, since latex contains a large amount of resinous substances.
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Parthenium argentatum L. |
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Guaula is used as a raw material in industry, for example, in the manufacture of paints, paper , soap or latex . Obtained from guaula latex does not cause allergies, it is used in research or in the production of medical materials. the plant has a high energy potential, which makes it very interesting for the synthesis of certain types of ethanol and synthetic gas.