Eucnide urens

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|name = Desert rock nettle

|image = Eucnide urens.jpg

|genus = Eucnide

|species = urens

|authority = Parry, 1875

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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{{cite web|url=http://www.bristleconecnps.org/Newsletters/cnv213.pdf|title=The California Native Plant Society, Vol. 21, No. 3, May 2001|year=2001|accessdate=2008-11-22}} and vegetable velcro.Hall, p. 154

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.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=EUUR |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=www.wildflower.org}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}