Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Characteristics
Dicots
Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.)Engelm. & A.Gray
TREAD-SOFTLY; FINGER-ROT
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In the closely related species, C. texanus, serotonin was characterized in the stinging hairs (Lookadoo & Pollard 1991) but was reportedly absent in C. stimulosus (Willis 1969).
Native
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Classification
MALPIGHIALES
Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.)Engelm. & A.Gray - TREAD-SOFTLY; FINGER-ROT
Citation
CNIDOSCOLUS STIMULOSUS (Michaux) Engelmann & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 234. 1845.
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