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Eucnide lobata

lobed-leaf stingbush
Habit Subshrubs, moundlike to spindle-shaped (wider than tall), branches decumbent.
Leaves

blade lobed.
Pedicels

(fruiting) to 10 cm, recurved.
Flowers

radially symmetric or slightly bilaterally symmetric through orientation of style;

corolla rotate, petals connate 3 mm, 1-colored, yellow, spatulate, to 40 mm;

stamens 50–120, inserted at base of corolla, exserted, spreading away from style;

filaments 7–16 mm, longer than anthers.
2n

= 42.

Eucnide lobata
Phenology Flowering Mar–Dec.
Habitat Steep rocky hills of gypsum.
Elevation 50 m. (200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
TX; ne Mexico; c Mexico
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Eucnide lobata is known in the flora area from Starr County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 495.
Parent taxa Loasaceae > Eucnide
Sibling taxa
E. bartonioides, E. rupestris, E. urens
Synonyms Microsperma lobatum, M. grandiflorum
Name authority (Hooker) A. Gray: Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 192. (1857)
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