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Euphorbiaceae
Tragia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tragia Linnaeus. Common name: Noseburn.

Key to Tragia

A genus of about 170 species, herbs and shrubs, of tropical to warm temperate regions of the Old and New Worlds. Molecular and morphological studies suggest that section Leptobotrys (T. smallii and T. urens) should be accorded generic rank (Cardinal-McTeague & Gillespie 2016; Urtecho 2016).

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References: Cardinal-McTeague & Gillespie (2016); Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); Miller & Webster (1967); Urtecho (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Webster (2014) In Kubitzki (2014). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Tragia© Alan Cressler: tragia saxicola, near navy wells pineland preserve, miami-dade county, florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Tragia saxicola source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tragia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Tragia urens | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Tragia© John Gwaltney | Tragia urticifolia | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Tragia© Alan Cressler: Tragia cordata, Rocky Cut Prairie, Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area, Houston County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler | Tragia cordata source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Tragia© John Gwaltney | Tragia urticifolia

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