PLANTS Profile for Cnidoscolus texanus (Texas bullnettle)

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PLANTS Profile

Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small
Texas bullnettle

Symbol:

CNTE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

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Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

JATE4

Jatropha texana Müll. Arg.

Distribution:
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small


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USA (AR, KS, LA, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 5 species in Cnidoscolus

Classification:
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

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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 texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small – Texas bullnettle

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

	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
Everitt							Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28257.

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

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 05:20 PM CDT