Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Buxales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pachysandra procumbens
FAMILY
Buxaceae
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Learn more about Allegheny Spurge from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pachysandra procumbens
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pachysandra procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pachysandra procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 108-01-001:
Pachysandra procumbens FAMILY Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pachysandra procumbens
COMMON NAME:
Allegheny-spurge, Mountain Pachysandra
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_papr7_001_lvd
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Steve Marlow snm079801_10
January Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Old foliage remains if winter not too severe, becoming beautifully motled, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1010_a
March
In bud.
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JK Marlow jkm080329_035
March Pickens County SC
Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_procumbens
March
Spike bears staminate flowers above, pistillate (if any) below, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_procumbens_3
March
Leaves are crowded near summit, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_procumbens_4
March
The showy flowers have large white stamens but no petals, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm0404b_35
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Spikes 4-5" tall, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm120414_896
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Well-developed leaves clustered near stem apex; lower stem w scale-leaves only, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120414_898
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm120414_932
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaves are bright green at first but become darker and mottled with age, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Tim Spira tpspprocumbens
April
1-5 fragrant flower spikes nestle at the base of a petiole , per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm150827_930
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Eva Pratt esp092512_photo_19
September
Next year's flowers...
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JK Marlow jkm170923_0563
September Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm0411b_07
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pachysandra procumbens
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pachysandra procumbens
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pachysandra procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pachysandra procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 108-01-001:
Pachysandra procumbens
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pachysandra procumbens
1010
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Moist rich forests, mainly over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Semi-evergreen
Simple (lower leaves scale-like)
Alternate
Leaves have long petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring
White (filaments/stigmas/styles)
Sepals absent
Petals absent
4 stamens
Unisexual
Spikes arise from lower stem, staminate flowers above, pistillate (if any) below
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p212
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p116
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p155
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p189
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p131
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p136
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p084
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p249
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p210
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p156
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p192
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p226
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p093
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