[Rock Nettles and Stingbushes: The Genus Eucnide in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle

Eucnide urens

Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens

Desert rocknettle growing on the canyon walls of Grapevine Canyon about one mile upstream from Telephone Cove, Lake Mead NRA............February 27, 2013.

Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens - Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens

Desert rocknettle growing on the canyon walls of Grapevine Canyon about one mile upstream from Telephone Cove, Lake Mead NRA............February 27, 2013.

Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens

Desert rocknettle growing on rock outcrops along a narrow wash in the Dead Mountains to the north of Needles, California..........February 26, 2013.

Dorsal leaf surface of Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens - Dried calyces of Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens - Ventral leaf surface of Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens

Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens - Desert Rocknettle, Desert Stingbush, Desert Bush Nettle: Eucnide urens

Desert rocknettle growing on rock outcrops along a narrow wash in the Dead Mountains to the north of Needles, California..........February 26, 2013.

Paul Slichter