Tragia smallii |
Tragia saxicola |
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Small's noseburn |
Florida keys noseburn |
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Habit | Herbs or subshrubs, 1.2–2.5 dm. | Herbs or subshrubs, 1.2–3.5 dm. |
Stems | erect, purple-green, apex never flexuous. |
erect, green, apex flexuous. |
Leaves | petiole 1–4 mm; blade orbiculate to elliptic, 2–5 × 0.8–3 cm, base acute, margins serrate to crenate, apex acute to blunt. |
petiole 5–13 mm; blade suborbiculate to ovate, 1.2–3 × 1–2.3 cm, base subcordate, margins dentate to serrate, apex acute. |
Inflorescences | terminal (often appearing leaf opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 4–11 per raceme; staminate bracts 0.8–1.2 mm. |
terminal (often appearing leaf opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 12–20 per raceme; staminate bracts 0.8–1.2 mm. |
Pedicels | staminate 1.5–1.9 mm, persistent base 0.4–0.6 mm; pistillate 2.8–3.4 mm in fruit. |
staminate 1.5–1.9 mm, persistent base 0.5–0.7 mm; pistillate 3.2–3.7 mm in fruit. |
Staminate flowers | sepals 4–5, green, 0.9–1.5 mm; stamens 2, filaments 0.2–0.5 mm. |
sepals 3–4, green, 1–1.5 mm; stamens 3–4, filaments 0.4–0.6 mm. |
Pistillate flowers | sepals lanceolate, 1.3–2.3 mm; styles connate 1/4 length; stigmas undulate. |
sepals lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm; styles connate 1/4–1/3 length; stigmas undulate. |
Capsules | 9–13 mm wide. |
6–7 mm wide. |
Seeds | dark brown with light brown streaks, 4–4.5 mm. |
dark brown with light brown streaks, 2.4–3 mm. |
2n | = 44. |
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Tragia smallii |
Tragia saxicola |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall. | Flowering late winter–fall; fruiting spring–early winter. |
Habitat | Dry, sandy oak-pine forests, prairies, disturbed grasslands. | Dry pinelands and hammocks on limestone substrates. |
Elevation | 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.) | 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; TX |
FL |
Discussion | Plants of Tragia smallii are easily distinguished from those of most Tragia species by the combination of orbiculate to elliptic leaf blades, two stamens, and relatively large seeds. K. I. Miller and G. L. Webster (1967) placed it and T. urens, which also has two stamens, in sect. Leptobotrys. Tragia smallii is found on the Gulf Coastal Plain from eastern most Texas to peninsular Florida. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 190. | FNA vol. 12, p. 189. |
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Name authority | Shinners: Field & Lab. 24: 37. (1956) | Small: Fl. S.E. U.S. 702, 1333. (1903) |
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