Native Plants
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Phyllanthus polygonoides
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.
Smartweed Leaf-flower, Knotweed Leafflower
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: PHPO3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Phylanthus Polygonoides
Knotweed Leaf-Flower
Euphorbaceae
Location: 1.5 km N of Loop 1604, on E fenceline of Blanco Rd.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Semi-shade. Damp, thin, alkaline soil.
Description: 34 cm tall, glabrous perennial. Base suffruticose from taproot & fiberous roots, to 10 cm. Several stems basally & branched above. Leaves spirally arranged, short petiolate, oblong/obovate, 4.5x11 cm, cuneate, obtuse to acute apically, medium green above, lighter below. Pistillate flowers on 5-6 mm pedicels, solitary, apetalous. Sepals 5-6, leaflike, 1.5x.75 mm.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Sep 7, 1992
Specimen number: 486
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0729
Accession Date: Apr 26, 1994
Accession Number: 53
Annotations: Dioecious (In flower) (Pistillate)
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