Cnidoscolus

What amazes me the most is that local indigenous people ate the seed of a stinging plant called Bull Nettle genus Cnidoscolus.

1491: excerpts part 2 2009

Some elements of the dry forest are present in this community, but xeric elements are dominant and include Opuntia cholla, Bursera microphylla, Lysiloma divaricata, Stenocereus thuberii, Cnidoscolus angustidens, Yucca sp., and Ferocactus spp.

San Lucan xeric scrub 2008

Endemic plants from the Manantlan Sierra include Zea diploperennis, Agrostis novogaliciana, Populus guzmanantlensis, Croton wilburii, Cnidoscolus autlanensis and Vernonia pugana.

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests 2007

Since the article on chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa) was published, we've had numerous requests from the United States on where to buy plants or seed, or how to have it sent from Mexico.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

We caution you to be sure you're getting Cnidoscolus chayamansa — there may well be other varieties.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

We caution you to be sure you're getting Cnidoscolus chayamansa — there may well be other varieties.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

Since the article on chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa) was published, we've had numerous requests from the United States on where to buy plants or seed, or how to have it sent from Mexico.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

We caution you to be sure you're getting Cnidoscolus chayamansa — there may well be other varieties.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

Since the article on chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa) was published, we've had numerous requests from the United States on where to buy plants or seed, or how to have it sent from Mexico.

Chaya, the Maya miracle plant 1996

Chaya, Cnidoscolus chayamansa, is native to the drier parts of Central America and Mexico, where it is grown in dooryards, often as a hedge.

2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics 1996