Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. caroliniensis

Carolina Leaf-flower

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PHCAC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Open, moist areas such as stream banks, lake and pond margins, forest openings, depressions in grasslands and disturbed sites.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-03-09
Research By: CBR

Go back