North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Cnidoscolus stimulosus

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Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Tread Softly, Spurge Nettle

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial
Bloom Color(s):	white
Size:	.2 - 3 ft
Bloom Time:	late March - April - May - June - July - August
Bloom Area:	Coast, Piedmont
In bud Tread Softly grows in sandy woods and old fields with sandy soil. It is common in the Coastal Plain; rare in the Piedmont. Paynter, Wilmington, May, 2011
Flowers The plant is entirely covered with stinging hairs. Wilmington, May, 2011
Leaf Tom Harville
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record