

Stingbushes
Botanical name: Eucnide
Stingbushes
Botanical name: Eucnide


Species of Stingbushes


Desert stingbush
Desert stingbush is a small bush with pretty, cream-colored, five-petaled flowers. It’s leaves, however, are covered with stinging hairs, giving it its common name. It is native to the deserts of the western United States.

Yellow stingbush

Eucnide hirta
A member of the stingbush family related to the desert nettle, eucnide hirta is recognizable by its showy, distinctive flowers. These yellow blooms grow in a tubular, downward facing shape, with long yellow petals.

Lobed-leaf stingbush




Scientific Classification
