Note from the Author: New wild plant!
This plant is a great example of look but don't touch. Turns out I'm kinda immune to it though since I handled it just thinking it was somewhat prickly and not dangerous; go figure.
Common Name: Bull Nettle
Other Common Names: Finger Rot, Spurge Nettle, Tread Softly.
Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae (The Poinsettia Family)
Botanical Latin Name: Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Description & Habitat:
Bull Nettle is a plant that catches the eye because it looks so strange that one has to wonder if it even belongs in the landscape at all. It is a perennial member of the Poinsettia family that has an upright stature and is commonly found in Long leaf Pinelands, Turkey Oak Scrub lands, by the roadside and in fields that have been allowed to lay fallow in North Carolina. Bull Nettle’s leaves are palmately lobed and may have anywhere from three to five lobes that make the leaf resemble a fig or grape leaf in shape. Two of this plant’s alternate names are apt warnings as it is known as Finger Rot and Tread Softly because the plant is covered in stinging hairs much like Stinging Nettle. The hairs on Bull nettle are why its specific epithet is ‘stimulosus’ which when translated from Latin means to goad or to prod. The issue with this plant is that it has a long taproot and is very difficult to transplant, it also in the garden is noted to become weedy and hard to control. Although the white tube flowers are very pretty and the foliage is interesting, this plant may be one that has no use in foraging except as some form of defensive landscaping.
Special Toxicity Note:
This plant contains an as yet unidentified cyanogenic glycoside and thus is not suitable for use as a food, herb or medicine.
When & What to Harvest:
This plant is not considered safe to eat.
Related Plants:
None are noted in reference material however, some online sites suggest that (Cnidoscolus urens) is a different plant. In reality, the aforementioned plant is a outdated botanical Latin name for Bull Nettle.
Recipe:
Unfortunately, there are no recipes for this one.
Additional Information: (If applicable)
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cnidoscolus-stimulosus/
Where to get Seed or Bare Root Plants:
None known.
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