. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Tragia nepetaefolia Cav. Catnep Tragia. Fig. 2725. T. nepetaefolia Cav. Icones 6: 557, f. !â 1801. Tragia urticaefolia Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 176. 1803. Perennial, hispid with stinging hairs. Stem slender, erect or reclining, 6'-is' long; leaves triangular-ovate or lanceolate, s"-2' long, den- tate-serrate, cordate, short-petioled, the lower some
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Tragia nepetaefolia Cav. Catnep Tragia. Fig. 2725. T. nepetaefolia Cav. Icones 6: 557, f. !â 1801. Tragia urticaefolia Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 176. 1803. Perennial, hispid with stinging hairs. Stem slender, erect or reclining, 6'-is' long; leaves triangular-ovate or lanceolate, s"-2' long, den- tate-serrate, cordate, short-petioled, the lower sometimes orbicular; racemes s"-ii' long, many-flowered; staminate flowers mostly with a 3-lobed calyx and 3 stamens; pistillate flow- ers with a 5-lobed calyx; capsule much de- pressed, 3" in diameter, hirsute; seeds globose, chestnut brown, smooth, 2" in diameter. In sandy soil, Georgia and Florida to Missouri, Kansas, Mexico and New Mexico. Recorded from Virginia. May-Oct. 3. Tragia ramosa Torr. Branching Tragia. Fig. 2726. T. ramosa Torr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 2: 245. 1826. T. stylaris Muell. Arg. Linnaea 34: 180. i860. Perennial, light green, bristly with stinging hairs. Stem slender, usually much branched, the branches sometimes spreading, 2'-i2' long; leaves lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate or triangu- lar-lanceolate, i'-2' long, acute at the apex, coarsely and sharply serrate, truncate or cor- date at the base, short-petioled; racemes i'-ii' long, few-flowered; staminate flowers very short-pedicelled, with a 4-5-Iobed calyx and 4-6 stamens; pistillate flowers solitary with a S-Iobed calyx subtended by a 3-lobed bract; capsule muth depressed, 3"-4" in diameter, bristly; seeds globose, 2" in diameter, orange, more or less variegated. In dry soil, Missouri to Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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