Bullnettle (also written "bull nettle", "Bull Nettle" or "bull-nettle") is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Cnidoscolus stimulosus
''Cnidoscolus stimulosus'', the bull nettle, spurge nettle, tread-softly or finger rot, is a perennial herb covered with stinging hairs, native to southeastern North America. A member of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family), it is not a true ...
'' (Spurge nettle), a plant of the spurge
family
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Euphorbiaceae)
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Cnidoscolus texanus
''Cnidoscolus texanus'', commonly known as Texas bullnettle (also Texas bull nettleNieland, Lashara J. and Willa F. Finley (2009) Lone Star Wildflowers: A Guide to Texas Flowering Plants. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock, Texas x, 320 pp. an ...
'' (Texas bullnettle), another Euphorbiaceae
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Solanum carolinense'' (Carolina horsenettle), a plant of the nightshade family (
Solanaceae
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Solanum elaeagnifolium'' (Silver-leaved nightshade), another Solanaceae
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