Taxon: Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small

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Common names:

• Texas bull-nettle   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  

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see MMPND for additional names in foreign scripts

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Lampe & McCann)
  

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View toxicology references for Cnidoscolus texanus from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Oklahoma
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Arkansas, Louisiana [w.]
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Tamaulipas

References:

• Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae.
• Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants.
• McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
• Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
• Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas.
• Webster, G. L. 1967. The genera of Euphorbiaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 48:351.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cnidoscolus texanus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cnidoscolus texanus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cnidoscolus texanus.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Jatropha texana Müll. Arg. (basionym)
  

Check other web resources for Cnidoscolus texanus (Müll. Arg.) Small:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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