Tragia betonicifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Family (Traditional)Euphorbiaceae
GenusTragia
Species:Tragia betonicifolia Nutt.
Common NameBetony Leaf Noseburn
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bedford (TN), Knox (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1995 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0137801 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137796 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137798 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137802 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137803 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137795 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137797 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137800 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
TENN-V-0137799 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Tragia betonicifolia
UCHT023458 Maury Tennessee 06 Jun 2017 Roger McCoy
 UCHT
Tragia betonicifolia
APSC0015299 Maury Tennessee 18 Jul 1995 Milo Pyne
 APSC
Tragia betonicifolia
APSC0015319 Maury Tennessee 29 Jul 2001 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Tragia betonicifolia
APSC0015321 Maury Tennessee 29 Jul 2001 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Tragia betonicifolia
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