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Common name: Small's noseburn
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Revision as of 10:07, 6 July 2015

Tragia smallii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Tragia
Species: T. smallii
Binomial name
Tragia smallii
Shinners
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Natural range of Tragia smallii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: Small's noseburn

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It can live in subtropical climates with mean temperatures ranging from 47 degrees Fahrenheit to 82 degrees Fahrenheit (Haywood et al 2001). It can be found in longleaf pine communities (Haywood et al 2001).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It is fire tolerant; Tragia smallii was found frequently on plots in the Kisatchie National Forest burned 20 times each in March and July from 1962 to 1998, but rarely on plots burned in May (Haywood et al 2001).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Haywood, J. D., F. L. Harris, et al. (2001). "Vegetative response to 37 years of seasonal burning on Louisiana longleaf pine site." Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 25: 122-130.