. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Tragia nepetaefolia Cav. Catnep Tragia. Fig. 2725. T. nepetaefolia Cav. IconesS: 557, f-1- 1801. Tragia urticaefolia Michx. Fl. Bor. .^m. 2: 176. 1803. Perennial, hispid with stinging hairs. Stem slender, erect or reclining, 6-15' long; leaves triangular-ovate or lanceolate, 5"-2' long, den- tate-serrate, cordate, short-petioled, the lower sometimes orb
. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Tragia nepetaefolia Cav. Catnep Tragia. Fig. 2725. T. nepetaefolia Cav. IconesS: 557, f-1- 1801. Tragia urticaefolia Michx. Fl. Bor. .^m. 2: 176. 1803. Perennial, hispid with stinging hairs. Stem slender, erect or reclining, 6-15' long; leaves triangular-ovate or lanceolate, 5"-2' long, den- tate-serrate, cordate, short-petioled, the lower sometimes orbicular; racemes 5"-iJ' long, many-flowered; staminate flowers mostly with a 3-lobed 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. 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-lobed calyx and 4-6 stamens; pistillate flowers solitary'with a 5-lobed calyx subtended by a 3-lobe'd bract; capsule much 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 illustrations may not
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