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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polypremum procumbens
FAMILY
Tetrachondraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polypremum procumbens
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Polypremum procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-04-001:
Polypremum procumbens FAMILY Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polypremum procumbens
COMMON NAME:
Juniperleaf, Polypremum, Rustweed
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JK Marlow jkm170520_937
May Calhoun County SC
Typically forms circular mats of arching & reclining, radiating branches, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
JK Marlow jkm170520_939
May Calhoun County SC
Branches mostly green, but some rust-colored or orange, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Frank Breazeale fwb_4092ed1_2
June Anderson County SC
Corolla lobes spreading at maturity, throat with a dense ring of short hairs, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
JK Marlow jkm210605_1084
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Bases of each leaf in a pair connected by a small stipular membrane, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
COMPARE Juniperleaf (Polypremum) and Pearlwort (Sagina)
JK Marlow jkm120728_061
July Abbeville County SC
Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
The numerous short, linear leaves have a thickened lustrous appearance, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
JK Marlow jkm160715_306
July McCormick County SC
Flowers subtended by a pair of short leaflike bracts, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
JK Marlow jkm160715_310
July McCormick County SC
Tiny white 4-petaled flowers are borne singly from the leaf axils, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_procumbens_2
July
Calyx persistent, lobes lanceolate, relatively thick, sharply pointed, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
JK Marlow jkm160826_018
August Greenville County SC
Petals broadly rounded, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polypremum procumbens
FAMILY
Tetrachondraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polypremum procumbens
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Polypremum procumbens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-04-001:
Polypremum procumbens
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polypremum procumbens
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