Euphorbiaceae
Fireman
Tragia volubilis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Tragia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- حميط وليلي
- English
- Fireman
Synonyms
- Croton scandens Sieber ex C.Presl
- Tragia amoena Müll.Arg.
- Tragia diffusa Vell.
- Tragia gayana Baill.
- Tragia haguensis Goudot ex Baill.
- Tragia ibaguensis Goudot ex Müll.Arg.
- Tragia infesta Mart. ex D.Dietr.
- Tragia monandra Baill.
- Tragia ovata Parodi
- Tragia pedicillaris Müll.Arg.
- Tragia pedunculata P.Beauv.
- Tragia plumosa Desf.
- Tragia serra Poepp. & Endl.
- Tragia triangularis Vell.
- Tragia virgata Lam.
- Tragia volubilis var. genuina Müll.Arg. & DC.
- Tragia volubilis var. grandifolia Müll.Arg.
- Tragia volubilis var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
- Tragia volubilis var. lanceolata Müll.Arg.
- Tragia volubilis var. longifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Tragia volubilis var. pedicellaris (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Tragia volubilis var. serra (Poepp. & Endl.) Müll.Arg.
- Tragia volubilis var. tenuifolia Müll.Arg.
- Tragia volubilis var. triangularis (Vell.) Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Seba Fernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: demianlescano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: demianlescano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.