Euphorbiaceae
Texas bullnettle
Cnidoscolus texanus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Cnidoscolus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas bullnettle
Synonyms
- Bivonea texana (Müll.Arg.) House
- Jatropha texana Müll.Arg.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 802 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: IDClaire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: schyler, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carole Ritchie, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick Loveland, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Northcut, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.