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| Scientific Name | Cevallia sinuata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CESI |
| Common Name | Stinging Serpent, Stinging Cevallia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19842 |
| Family | Loasaceae (Stickleaf) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Various soil types in open areas, washes and along roadsides; found in the Big Bend area, southeast along the Rio Grande and north sporadically as far as the Texas Panhandle. Plant: Short, woody, branched perennial subshrub up to 2 feet tall, armed with long stinging hairs. Leaves: Elliptic, 3/4 to 3 inches long; lower leaves short-petiolate, upper sessile; margins sinuate-toothed to pinnately lobed; surfaces covered with stinging hairs. Inflorescence: On peduncles 1 to 4 inches long, very congested cymes resembling balls about 1-1/2 inch across with many very small yellow blossoms and buds; flowers with 5 slender, hairy yellow petals surrounded by similar-looking sepals, 5 stamens. Blooming Period: April to October. References: "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. Note: Thanks to Roy Morey for the plant identification. |
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Texas Status: Native |
