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Habit Herbs or subshrubs, 1.2–3.5 dm. Herbs or subshrubs, 2–7 dm.
Stems

erect, green, apex flexuous.

erect, green, apex never flexuous.

Leaves

petiole 5–13 mm;

blade suborbiculate to ovate, 1.2–3 × 1–2.3 cm, base subcordate, margins dentate to serrate, apex acute.

petiole 3–15 mm;

blade triangular-lanceolate, 2.7–6.7 × 1–3 cm, base truncate to cordate, margins serrate, apex acute.

Inflorescences

terminal (often appearing leaf opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 12–20 per raceme;

staminate bracts 0.8–1.2 mm.

terminal (appearing leaf opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 11–40 per raceme, evenly distributed;

staminate bracts 1–1.5 mm.

Pedicels

staminate 1.5–1.9 mm, persistent base 0.5–0.7 mm;

pistillate 3.2–3.7 mm in fruit.

staminate 1.5–2 mm, persistent base 1–1.8 mm, longer than subtending bract;

pistillate 3–4 mm in fruit.

Staminate flowers

sepals 3–4, green, 1–1.5 mm;

stamens 3–4, filaments 0.4–0.6 mm.

sepals 3, green, 1.2–2.1 mm;

stamens 3, filaments 0.3–0.8 mm.

Pistillate flowers

sepals lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm;

styles connate 1/4–1/3 length;

stigmas undulate.

sepals lanceolate-ovate, 1.3–2.3 mm;

styles connate 1/3 length;

stigmas papillate.

Capsules

6–7 mm wide.

7–8 mm wide.

Seeds

dark brown with light brown streaks, 2.4–3 mm.

dark brown, 3–4 mm.

2n

= 44.

Tragia saxicola

Tragia urticifolia

Phenology Flowering late winter–fall; fruiting spring–early winter. Flowering late spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat Dry pinelands and hammocks on limestone substrates. Dry, sandy soils, open pine-oak woods, hardwoods, rock ledges, fields.
Elevation 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.) 10–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
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FL
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AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TN; TX; VA
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Discussion

Tragia saxicola occurs in south Florida and the Florida Keys. Although similar to T. smallii in its suborbiculate leaf blades, it differs in having longer petioles and smaller seeds.

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

Plants of Tragia urticifolia are easily distinguished from those of other non-glandular North American members of Tragia by the persistent bases of its staminate pedicels, which are long-extended beyond their subtending bracts. Although similar to T. betonicifolia, T. urticifolia has fewer stems, shorter pistillate sepals, inflorescences with fewer staminate flowers that are not distally clustered, and leaf blades with very light green abaxial surfaces.

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

Source FNA vol. 12, p. 189. FNA vol. 12, p. 191.
Parent taxa Euphorbiaceae > Tragia Euphorbiaceae > Tragia
Sibling taxa
T. amblyodonta, T. betonicifolia, T. brevispica, T. cordata, T. glanduligera, T. jonesii, T. laciniata, T. leptophylla, T. nepetifolia, T. nigricans, T. ramosa, T. smallii, T. urens, T. urticifolia
T. amblyodonta, T. betonicifolia, T. brevispica, T. cordata, T. glanduligera, T. jonesii, T. laciniata, T. leptophylla, T. nepetifolia, T. nigricans, T. ramosa, T. saxicola, T. smallii, T. urens
Name authority Small: Fl. S.E. U.S. 702, 1333. (1903) Michaux: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 176. (1803)
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