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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Read more about Nettleleaf Noseburn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tragia urticifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Tragia urticifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-06-002:
Tragia urticifolia FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tragia urticaefolia
COMMON NAME:
Nettleleaf Noseburn, Tragia
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0597
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Roxanna Martin rlm52910_69b
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves triangular-ovate, leafbase truncate to subcordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm100624_045
June Greenville County SC
Stem bristled with white hairs that may sting, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140614_006b
June Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_041
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_043
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_044
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_084
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_084b
June Greenville County SC
Staminate flowers with 3-5 sepals and 2-3 stamens (no petals), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140617_090
June Greenville County SC
Spherical capsule in 3s, 4-10mm wide, greenish with white bristles, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140617_091
June Greenville County SC
Capsule 3-locular, 7-8mm in diameter, each locule 1-seeded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140617_093
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140617_096
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_931
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_931b
July Spartanburg County SC
Spikes with 1-2 female flowers at base, 11-40 male flowers above, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm71110_32
July Spartanburg County SC
Pistillate flowers with 3-8 sepals and 3 stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm82810_225
August Spartanburg County SC
Tragia produce seeds that are used by Northern Bobwhite and songbirds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm82910_47
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm82910_49
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7283
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7285
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7286
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3533
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf blade triangular-lanceolate, base truncate to cordate, margins serrate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3534
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210907_3536
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm161009_871
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm161009_874
October Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tragia urticifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Tragia urticifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-06-002:
Tragia urticifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tragia urticaefolia
1524
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry woodlands and rock outcrops, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in SC Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems bristled with white hairs (trichomes) that may sting
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 3-15mm long
Margins serrate
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellowish-green/ Purplish
3-5 sepals in staminate flowers, 3-8 sepals in pistillate flowers
Petals absent
2-3 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p190
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p312
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p046
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p182
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