PLANTS Profile for Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. saxicola (Carolina leaf-flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster
Carolina leaf-flower

Symbol:

PHCAS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

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Synonyms:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

	PHPR6	Phyllanthus pruinosus auct. non Poepp. ex Rich.
	PHSA5	Phyllanthus saxicola Small

Distribution:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster


View Native Status

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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 25 species in Phyllanthus, 2 subspecies in Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter

Classification:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

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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	Phyllanthus L. – leafflower
Species	Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter – Carolina leaf-flower
Subspecies	Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster – Carolina leaf-flower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
Carolina leaf-flower		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
Carolina leaf-flower		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

Phyllanthus caroliniensis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC+

FAC

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. saxicola (Small) G.L. Webster

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28370.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 10:45 PM CDT