PLANTS Profile for Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus (finger rot)

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PLANTS Profile

Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts
finger rot

Symbol:

CNURS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Cnidoscolus stimulosus

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Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts

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Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts

BIST3	Bivonea stimulosa (Michx.) Raf.
CNST	Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A. Gray	finger rot
JAST2	Jatropha stimulosa Michx.

Distribution:
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts


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Related Taxa:
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts

Classification:
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Cnidoscolus Pohl – cnidoscolus
Species	Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur – cnidoscolus
Variety	Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts – finger rot

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cnidoscolus stimulosus:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller							Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 04:14 PM CDT