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Stinging Serpent
Plants

Stinging-serpent

Cevallia sinuata

Authorship: Lagasca

Sources

[McGoldrick 46]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyLOASACEAE (Stick Leaf Family)
GenusCevallia
Speciessinuata

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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rosebroadOct 2, 2026Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, US-TX, US
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Stinging Serpent
rosebroadOct 2, 2026Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, US-TX, US
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Stinging Serpent
pbjhartOct 23, 2026Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, USA
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Stinging Serpent
alexnelsonOct 22, 2026Redford, TX 79846, USA
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Stinging Serpent
llanningOct 24, 2026TRUTH CONSQ, NM 87901, USA
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Stinging Serpent
karen762Oct 22, 2026Terlingua, TX 79852, USA
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Stinging Serpent
glerbsterOct 24, 2026Terlingua, TX 79852, USA
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Ortiguilla
leonardoheOct 9, 2026Meoqui, Chih., México
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Stinging Serpent
danapar3Oct 21, 2026Las Cruces, NM, USA
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Stinging Serpent
danchcOct 21, 2026Lighthouse Trail, Canyon, TX, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
GNRNot Ranked
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCNNot assessed