Tragia cordata

Tragia cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Tragia
Species: T. cordata
Binomial name
Tragia cordata

Tragia cordata, commonly called the heartleaf noseburn,[1] is a species of herbaceous plant in the spurge family. It is native to North America, where it is found in scattered in the southeastern United States.[2] Its natural habitat is in rocky calcareous woodlands and prairies.[3]

This species is notable for its intensely painful stinging hairs.[4] It is readily distinguished from other Tragia in the east by its vining habit and large heart-shaped leaves.[3][5] It produces small green flowers in the summer and early fall.[4][5]

References

  1. "Tragia cordata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "Tragia cordata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  4. 1 2 MissouriPlants
  5. 1 2 Flora of North America, Tragia cordata
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