Tragia betonicifolia

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Family

Euphorbiaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

lanceolate, ovate, triangular

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

inconspicuous

Flower Month

May - October

Height (meters)

0.2 - 0.6

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

10

Field Characters

Similar to other species of Tragia. Tragia urens is smaller with leaves that are narrow, with smooth, wavy margins. Its leaves are widest at the middle and have no stinging hairs. Tragia smallii is only 5 - 10" tall with broadly oval to elliptic leaves. Tragia cordata is trailing or twining plant with heart-shaped leaves with petioles as long as the blade. It also has no stinging hairs.

Natural History

Found in dry, sandy soil of woods, fields, and prairies, from central Texas to Galveston County and in northwest Louisiana extending down to the prairie parishes.

Habitat

Dry sandy soil in open woods and fields, and on roadsides.