Tragia cordata, commonly called the heartleaf noseburn,[1] is a species of herbaceous plant in the spurge family. It is native to North America, where it is found in scattered in the southeastern United States.[2] Its natural habitat is in rocky calcareous woodlands and prairies.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Tragia |
| Species: | T. cordata
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This species is notable for its intensely painful stinging hairs.[4] It is readily distinguished from other Tragia in the east by its vining habit and large heart-shaped leaves.[3][5] It produces small green flowers in the summer and early fall.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Tragia cordata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Tragia cordata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ a b MissouriPlants
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Tragia cordata
