Английская Википедия:Eucnide urens
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Eucnide urens, also known as desert rock nettle or desert stingbush, is a shrub which is native to desert areas in California, Arizona, Utah, Southern Nevada, and Baja California. Other common names are velcro plant[1] and vegetable velcro.[2]
The flowers, which appear from spring to early summer, are cream or pale yellow with 5 petals and are 2.5 to 5 cm long. The coarsely serrated leaves are 2 to 6.5 cm long with stinging hairs which are also found on the stems and buds. It grows in the desert on cliffs and dry, rocky places.[3]
The plant is round and bushy and is usually between 30 and 60 cm in height and is often found on cliff faces. Desert bighorn sheep feed on the flowers.Шаблон:Citation needed
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References
- Spellenberg, R. (1979) Field Guide to North American Wildflowers - Western Region, National Audubon Society.
- Hall, Clarence A., Jr. (1991) Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, University of California Press.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Hall, p. 154
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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