Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Tread-Softly; Finger-rot
Euphorbiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1 (3) ft tall by .5-1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Annual | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | ||
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Thorns |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | While this little plant has interesting foliage and white flowers, it also has stinging hairs. Weeding around this species, transplanting it, or walking on it would be unpleasant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts butterflies and other insects (https://flawildflowers.org/). | |
| Native Habitats: | Disturbed dry areas, scrub and scrubby flatwoods, sandhill. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Perhaps best left to wildflower enthusiasts out to prove that they gan grow it! |