Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cnidoscolus texanus (Muell.-Arg.) Small

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Jatropha texana Muell.-Arg.

Common names:

Bull-nettle [Bull nettle, Bullnettle] (1937-1986) (4, 122)

Malo mujer (1937, Spanish, TX) (122)

Texas bull-nettle [Texas bull nettle, Texas bullnettle] (Present) (50)

Texas tread-softly [Texas treadsoftly] (1942) (155)

Tread-softly [Treadsoftly] (1937, OK) (97)