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Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus
Also called Bull Nettle, Tread Softly, Spurge Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Touch Me Not
Finger rot is a stinging perennial herb of the spurge family, native to the southeastern US coastal plains, usually found in sandy, well-drained soil in open woods and disturbed ground. It is a wild plant rather than a garden ornamental, so care is mainly about its sandy, dry habitat.
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, the bull nettle, spurge nettle, stinging nettle, tread-softly or finger rot, is a perennial herb covered with stinging hairs, native to southeastern North America. A member of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family), it is not a true nettle. It prefers sandy, well-drained soil and mostly exists in pine/blackjack oak forests on sandhills, rims of Carolina bays, dunes, dry pastures, fields and roadsides.
C. stimulosus is native to the southeastern United States Coastal Plains. It ranges from Louisiana and Florida north to Virginia and Kentucky, excluding Tennessee and Arkansas.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
