EUPHORBIACEAE

Tragia brevispica

Common Names: Short-spike Noseburn

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called "Noseburn" because the hairs are typically stinging (although they didn't bother the photographer) Tragia does not have milky sap; fruits are explosively-dehiscent capsules
habit erect to twining/trailing - alternate leaf arrangement leaves lanceolate to ovate
   
   
   
   

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