Pachysandra procumbens
| Pachysandra procumbens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Buxales |
| Family: | Buxaceae |
| Genus: | Pachysandra |
| Species: | P. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachysandra procumbens | |
Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny pachysandra or Allegheny spurge) is a flowering plant in the family Buxaceae, native to southeast United States from West Virginia and Kentucky south to Florida, and west to Louisiana. The name Allegheny is sometimes spelled Alleghany.
It is an evergreen subshrub, growing to at most 30 cm high, usually less. The leaves are 5-10 cm long, with a coarsely toothed margin. The flowers are small, white, produced several together on a terminal raceme 2-3 cm long.
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A leaf cluster
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Leaves
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Closeup of the leaves
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Closeup of flower
References
- "Pachysandra procumbens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pachysandra procumbens
- NCRS: USDA Plants Profile: Pachysandra procumbens
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