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Stems

usually decumbent or twining, rarely erect, gray-green to light green, apex flexuous.

Leaves

petiole 15–85 mm;

blade ovate to broadly cordate, 4.5–10(–13) × 3.5–10 cm, base cordate, margins serrate, apex acuminate.

Inflorescences

terminal (often appearing leaf-opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 20–60 per raceme; staminate bracts 1.5–2 mm.

Pedicels

staminate 1.5–2.2 mm, persistent base 0.7–1 mm; pistillate 2.5–3 mm in fruit.

Staminate flowers

sepals 3, green, 0.7–1 mm;

stamens 3, filaments 0.2–0.5 mm.

Pistillate flowers

sepals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm;

styles connate 1/4–1/3 length;

stigmas papillate.

Capsules

11–13 mm wide.

Seeds

dark brown, 4.3–5.3 mm.

Vines

, 15–20 dm.

Tragia cordata

Phenology Flowering spring–fall; fruiting summer–late fall.
Habitat Rich deciduous forests, riverbanks, rocky thickets.
Elevation 50–500 m. (200–1600 ft.)
Distribution
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AL; AR; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MO; MS; OK; TN; TX
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Discussion

Both the morphology and ecology of Tragia cordata make it unique among American members of Tragia. The relatively large, heart-shaped leaves separate it from the other Tragia in the flora area; it is the only twining species of Tragia found in the deciduous forest of the Midwest.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 12, p. 187.
Parent taxa Euphorbiaceae > Tragia
Sibling taxa
T. amblyodonta, T. betonicifolia, T. brevispica, T. glanduligera, T. jonesii, T. laciniata, T. leptophylla, T. nepetifolia, T. nigricans, T. ramosa, T. saxicola, T. smallii, T. urens, T. urticifolia
Name authority Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 176. (1803)
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