| Other Names | Bull Nettle, Tread Softly | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cnidoscolus texanus | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Spurge ( Euphorbiaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals, pinwheels, milky sap
Long, tubular, trumpetlike, fragrant male flowers with stamens barely showing. Separate female (pistillate) flowers usually hidden in lowe part of inflorescene. Leaves deply divided into 5 lobes. Stems and leaves covered by numerous stining hairs. DO NOT TOUCH. Sting is severe and lasts for many hours. 10 cm - 1 m. Peterson p 74 Ajilvsgi p 63 | |||||||||||||
April - November
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