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Jones' noseburn

Habit Subshrubs, 4–5 dm.
Stems

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

decumbent, trailing, or erect, green to gray-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.

petiole 3–10(–15) mm;

blade ovate to triangular-ovate, 0.9–2(–3) × 0.5–1.5(–2) cm, base deeply cordate, margins serrate, apex acute.

Inflorescences

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

terminal (often appearing leaf-opposed), glands stipitate, prominent throughout, staminate flowers 10–30 per raceme; staminate bracts 0.8–1 mm.

Pedicels

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

staminate 2.2–2.4 mm, persistent base 1.8–2 mm; pistillate 7–11 mm in fruit.

Staminate flowers

sepals 3, green, 0.7–1 mm;

stamens 3, filaments 0.2–0.5 mm.

sepals 3–4, green, 0.9–1.1 mm;

stamens 2–3, filaments 0.2–0.3 mm.

Pistillate flowers

sepals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm;

styles connate 1/4–1/3 length;

stigmas papillate.

sepals ovate, 1.5 mm;

styles connate 1/3–1/2 length;

stigmas undulate to subpapillate.

Capsules

11–13 mm wide.

5 mm wide.

Seeds

dark brown, 4.3–5.3 mm.

mottled brown-purple, 2.5–3 mm.

Vines

, 15–20 dm.

Tragia cordata

Tragia jonesii

Phenology Flowering spring–fall; fruiting summer–late fall. Flowering spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat Rich deciduous forests, riverbanks, rocky thickets. Sonoran desert scrub.
Elevation 50–500 m. (200–1600 ft.) 10-–900 m. (0-–3000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MO; MS; OK; TN; TX
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from FNA
AZ; Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora)
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.)

In the flora area, Tragia jonesii is confined to Pima County in southern Arizona. Identified as T. amblyodonta in several floras, it differs from that species by its stipitate glands and twining habit. Tragia jonesii resembles T. glanduligera from southern Texas and eastern Mexico in the presence of stipitate glands, but differs in leaf blade shape and base, the number of teeth on the leaf blade margin (4–9 teeth per side in T. jonesii, 10–15 teeth per side in T. glanduligera), and the longer fruiting pedicel.

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

Source FNA vol. 12, p. 187. FNA vol. 12, p. 187.
Parent taxa Euphorbiaceae > Tragia 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
T. amblyodonta, T. betonicifolia, T. brevispica, T. cordata, T. glanduligera, T. laciniata, T. leptophylla, T. nepetifolia, T. nigricans, T. ramosa, T. saxicola, T. smallii, T. urens, T. urticifolia
Synonyms T. scandens
Name authority Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 176. (1803) Radcliffe-Smith & Govaerts: Kew Bull. 52: 480. (1997)
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