Plant Details
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Tread Softly, Spurge Nettle
Scientific Name: |
Cnidoscolus stimulosus |
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Common Name: |
Tread Softly, Spurge Nettle |
Plant Family |
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
white |
Size in Feet: |
.2 - 3 |
Light: |
Part-sun |
Bloom Time: |
late March - April - May - June - July - August |
Bloom Area: |
Coast, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Sandhills, dry sandy woodlands, other dry sandy soils. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
Notes: |
Very common beneath longleaf pine in the Sandhills |
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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 |
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Flowers The plant is entirely covered with stinging hairs.
Wilmington, May, 2011 |
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Leaf
Tom Harville |
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Fruit
David Paynter, Wilmington, August 20, 2015 |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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