''Eucnide'' (stingbush) is a
genus
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of
plant
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s in the
family
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Loasaceae.
Species include:
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Eucnide aurea'' (A. Gray) H.J. Thomps. & W.R. Ernst
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Eucnide bartonioides'' Zucc. - Yellow stingbush
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Eucnide rupestris'' (Baill.) H.J. Thompson & Ernst - Rock nettle, rock stingbush
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Eucnide urens'' (Parry ex Gray) Parry - Desert rock nettle, desert stingbush, stingbush
References
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): ''Eucnide''
Loasaceae
Flora of Northern America
Cornales genera
Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
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