''Eucnide'' (stingbush) is a
genus
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of
plant
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s in the
family
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Loasaceae.
Species include:
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Eucnide aurea
''Eucnide'' (stingbush) is a genus of plants in the family Loasaceae.
Species include:
*''Eucnide aurea'' (A. Gray) H.J. Thomps. & W.R. Ernst
*''Eucnide bartonioides'' Zucc. - Yellow stingbush
*''Eucnide rupestris'' (Baill.) H.J. Thompson ...
'' (A. Gray) H.J. Thomps. & W.R. Ernst
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Eucnide bartonioides'' Zucc. - Yellow stingbush
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Eucnide rupestris'' (Baill.) H.J. Thompson & Ernst - Rock nettle, rock stingbush
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Eucnide urens
''Eucnide urens'', also known as desert rock nettle or desert stingbush, is a shrub which is native to desert areas in California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California. Other common names are velcro plant and vegetable velcro.
The flowers, which ...
'' (Parry ex Gray) Parry - Desert rock nettle, desert stingbush, stingbush
References
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): ''Eucnide''
Loasaceae
Flora of North America
Cornales genera
Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
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