NAMING
Scientific Name: Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Common: stinging nettle, tread softly
HABITAT
Native
Habitat: Well drained soils
Range: LA -> VA, Coastal plains
TREE TRUNK
Size: –
Bark: –
Twigs: –
LEAVES
Leaf arrangement: alternate
Leaf type: simple
Leaf margin: lobed
Leaf shape: palmately lobed
Leaf blade length: –
Leaf venation: pinnate
Leaf color: green
Leaf persistence: Perennial
*Clear stiff hairs on leaves and stem, DO NOT TOUCH
REPRODUCTION
Flowers: white, five-petaled
Fruit: three lockules (parts) covered in stiff hairs
USES
Wildlife – Grand Birds eat fruit
TOLERANCES
Fire – High
Salt – Moderate
Drought – High
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