Euphorbiaceae

Treadsoftly

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Cnidoscolus

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Treadsoftly (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Treadsoftly
Japanese: チャヤ
Malayalam: മരച്ചീര
Thai: คะน้าเม็กซิโก, ชายา

Synonyms

Jatropha aconitifolia Mill.
Jatropha aconitifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.

Flowers

In flower: March, May to October (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tortie tude, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cenoteando, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.