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Stinging nettle / Tread Softly

Cnidoscolus stimulosus

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Field Notes

Description:

Covered with stinging hairs, white trumpet shaped flowers

Habitat:

Pineland

Notes:

These cause an itchy painful reaction with the slightest touch

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
alicelongmartin
This is so pretty, I once tried to make a bouquet of it. Wrong thing to do!
BrookEdmistenWood
well somehow the wrong photo got attached to this sighting but I've fixed it thanks
Carolina
What happened to your pictures Brook?

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedApril 8, 2011

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