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Euphorbiaceae

Fireman

Tragia volubilis L.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Tragia

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Fireman: A small vine and potent nettle found through much of the Neotropics. Photo from near Pereira, Colombia. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/passpurge
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.