Cnidoscolus urens
Bull Nettle, Devil Nettle
Other regional names: Spurge Nettle +1 more
- Spurge Nettle
- White Nettle
Also known as: Bivonea urens (L.) Arthur +16 more
- Bivonea urens (L.) Arthur
- Cnidoscolus adenophilus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Cnidoscolus herbaceus (L.) I.M.Johnst.
- Cnidoscolus marcgravii Pohl
- Cnidoscolus mexicanus Klotzsch ex Pax
- Cnidoscolus michauxii Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cnidoscolus osteocarpus Pohl
- Cnidoscolus tubulosus var. trilobus (Müll.Arg.) Lourteig & O'Donell
- Cnidoscolus urens subsp. adenophilus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Breckon
- Cnidoscolus vitifolius var. repandus Griseb.
- Hibiscus trisectus Bertol.
- Janipha urens (L.) Poir. ex Pohl
- Jatropha adenophila Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Jatropha herbacea L.
- Jatropha osteocarpa Schott ex Pax
- Jatropha tubulosa var. triloba Müll.Arg.
- Jatropha urens L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Cnidoscolus urens (commonly known as Bull-Nettle or Devil-Nettle) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Marianas