Cnidoscolus stimulosus Euphorbiaceae

Blackwater Preserve.

Blackwater Preserve.

Dauphin Island. Note stinging hairs on fruits. Habitat: dunes, roadside. Growth Habitat: herb. Flower Color: white.

Blackwater Preserve.

Stem with hairs showing swollen bases.

Stinging Nettle. Blackwater Preserve. 8 July 2003

Blackwater Preserve.

In unit burned earlier in year, plants are much smaller than in unburned areas. Staminate flower, perianth removed. Blackwater Ecologic Preserve, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. 36° 49' 5.2" North, 76° 51' 14.5" West (36.818103, -76.854027) 7 September 2013

Dauphin Island. Note flowers and fruits. Habitat: dunes, roadside. Growth Habitat: herb. Flower Color: white.

Long root!

Stinging nettle (although it is not a nettle!). Blackwater Preserve. 18 July 2001.