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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tragia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tragia (from Hieronymus Bock [or Tragus], a German botanist, 1498-1554). Euphorbiaceae. Herbs, sometimes twining and often with stinging hairs, rarely cult.: lvs. alternate, toothed or lobed: fls. monoecious, racemose, apetalous, inconspicuous; stamens simple, generally 3; styles united above the base, with the apex free: ovules 1 in each of the 3 cells.—About 50 species of tropical and temperate regions; related to Plukenetia and Dalechampia. T. cannabina, Linn., of Trop. Asia, is used for fiber to some extent. T. volubilis, Linn. Twining Cowitch, of the W. Indies, has stinging hairs. Probably not cult. Several species of Tragia are native in the U. S. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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