Cevallia

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Cevallia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Cevallia
Lag. (1805)
Species:
C. sinuata
Binomial name
Cevallia sinuata
Lag. (1805)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cevallia albicansGand. (1912 publ. 1913)
  • Petalanthera hispidaNutt. (1834)

Cevallia sinuata or stinging serpent [2] is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Loasaceae. It is a perennial or subshrub native to northern Mexico and the southern central United States from Arizona to Oklahoma. It is the sole species in genus Cevallia. [3]

References

  1. Cevallia sinuata Lag. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  3. "Cevallia Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.