Tragia urens |
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Habit | Herbs or subshrubs, 2–5 dm. |
Stems | erect, green to purple-green, apex never flexuous. |
Leaves | petiole 0–2 mm; blade usually oblanceolate to linear, sometime elliptic, 2–8(–10) × 0.2–1.4 cm, base acute, margins entire or irregularly and shallowly sinuate, apex acute. |
Inflorescences | terminal (often appearing leaf opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 3–45 per raceme; staminate bracts 1–1.5 mm. |
Pedicels | staminate 1.3–2 mm, persistent base 0.3–0.6 mm; pistillate 3.5–4 mm in fruit. |
Staminate flowers | sepals 4–5, green, 1–1.5 mm; stamens 2, filaments 0.2–0.4 mm. |
Pistillate flowers | sepals linear, 1–1.8 mm; styles connate 1/4–1/3 length; stigmas undulate. |
Capsules | 7–8 mm wide. |
Seeds | brown with tan streaks, 3–4 mm. |
2n | = 44. |
Tragia urens |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring; fruiting summer–fall. |
Habitat | Dry, sandy pinelands, oak barrens, disturbed fields. |
Elevation | 0–300 m. (0–1000 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA
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Discussion | Tragia urens is widespread from the Gulf Coast to the mid-Atlantic states and displays considerable foliar variation. Leaf blades that usually are oblanceolate to linear with entire to sinuate margins, two stamens, and sparse, stinging hairs are diagnostic traits for this species. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 190. |
Parent taxa | Euphorbiaceae > Tragia |
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Synonyms | Leptobotrys discolor, T. discolor, T. discolor var. linearis, T. discolor var. subovalis, T. linearifolia, T. urens var. innocua, T. urens var. lanceolata, T. urens var. linearis, T. urens var. subovalis |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 1391. (1763) |
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