Euphorbiaceae

Finger rot

Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A.Gray

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Cnidoscolus

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Finger rot: Spurge nettle at Lake Louisa State Park in Lake County, Florida, U.S.A. — Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 刺珊瑚, 牛蕁麻
English: Finger rot, Spurge nettle, Tread-softly
French: Épurge urticante

Synonyms

Bivonea stimulosa (Michx.) Raf.
Cnidoscolus michauxii Pohl
Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts
Jatropha stimulosa Michx.
Jatropha stipulosa Steud.
Jatropha urens var. stimulosa (Michx.) Müll.Arg.

Photos

Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bobyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.