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Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides (Missouri maidenbush)
Smith, R.W.

Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides

Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides (Nutt.) Voronts. & Petra Hoffm.

Missouri Maidenbush, Maidenbush

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

Synonym(s): Andrachne phyllanthoides, Leptopus phyllanthoides, Savia phyllanthoides

USDA Symbol: PHPH9

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A low shrub, usually less than 3 feet tall, with arched, leafy stems. On limestone cliffs along streams; apparently rare shrub. Leaves numerous, small, up to 1/2 inch long by 3/8 inch wide, tapering more gradually to the base than to the rounded tip. Flowers greenish, not showy, on threadlike pedicels roughly 1/2 inch long arising from the axils of the leaves. Male and female flowers not the same size, male about 1/4 inch wide and female almost twice this size, and on separate plants, appearing from April through summer. Fruit a small, rounded capsule broader than long.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , MO , OK , TX

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-03
Research By: TWC Staff

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