PLANTS Profile for Breynia disticha (snowbush)

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PLANTS Profile

Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
snowbush

Symbol:

BRDI8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

	BRNI2	Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small
	PHNI4	Phyllanthus nivosus W. Bull

Distribution:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 1 species in Breynia

Classification:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Breynia J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. – breynia
Species	Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. – snowbush

Introduced Information:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501057.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:31 PM CST