Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 107-06-002:
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tragia urticaefolia
COMMON NAME:
Nettleleaf Noseburn, Tragia
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Roxanna Martin rlm52910_69b
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves triangular-ovate, leafbase truncate to subcordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm100624_045
June Greenville County SC
Stem bristled with white hairs that may sting, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm140614_006b
June Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_041
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_043
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_044
June Greenville County SC
Leaves triangular-lanceolate with rounded or heart-shaped bases, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_084
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_084b
June Greenville County SC
Staminate flowers with 3-5 sepals and 2-3 stamens (no petals), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_090
June Greenville County SC
Spherical capsule in 3s, 4-10mm wide, greenish with white bristles, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_091
June Greenville County SC
Capsule 3-locular, 7-8mm in diameter, each locule 1-seeded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_093
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_096
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_931
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_931b
July Spartanburg County SC
Spikes with 1-2 female flowers at base, 11-40 male flowers above, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Roxanna Martin rlm71110_32
July Spartanburg County SC
Pistillate flowers with 3-8 sepals and 3 stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Roxanna Martin rlm82810_225
August Spartanburg County SC
Tragia produce seeds that are used by Northern Bobwhite and songbirds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Roxanna Martin rlm82910_47
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm82910_49
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm161009_871
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm161009_874
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest