Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Obtuse
Fruit Type: Capsule
Flower: Sepals 5
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar
Bloom Notes: Flowers are inconspicuous.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , OK , SC , TX
Native Distribution: East half of Texas; from South Carolina and Georgia to Texas and Mexico; also Chile.
Native Habitat: Sandy soil at sinks and on wet soil.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Pineywoods Native Plant Center - Nacogdoches, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Lepuropetalon spathulatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lepuropetalon spathulatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lepuropetalon spathulatum