PLANTS Profile for Phyllanthus polygonoides (smartweed leaf-flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.
smartweed leaf-flower

Symbol:

PHPO3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

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Distribution:
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.


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USA (AR, AZ, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 25 species in Phyllanthus

Classification:
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

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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 polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng. – smartweed leaf-flower

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt	Minor						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

More Accounts and Images:
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28378.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 03:14 AM CDT