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Tragia urticifolia

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Michaux

Common Names

• Nettleleaf Noseburn

Geographical Habitats

• Mexico
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia - USA

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Erect or climbing herb with stinging hairs. Triangular doubly serrate leaves to 70mm long. Racemes to 25mm long. Staminate flowers with calyx of 3 sepals, 3 stamens, pistillate flowers with calyx of 4-5 sepals. Hispid capsule 10mm across

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• FOSEUS
• USDA