PLANTS Profile for Galax urceolata (beetleweed)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt
beetleweed

Symbol:

GAUR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Diapensiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

Photo of Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

Galax aphylla

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Galax thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

GAAP

Galax aphylla auct. non L.

Distribution:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, GA, KY, MA, NC, NY, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

View 4 genera in Diapensiaceae, 1 species in Galax

Classification:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Diapensiales
Family	Diapensiaceae – Diapensia family
Genus	Galax Sims – galax
Species	Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt – beetleweed

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

	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
Miller	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502705.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 07:47 PM CDT