Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Phyllanthus caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Phyllanthus carolinensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-10-001:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Leaf-flower
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_caroliniensis3
October Moore County NC
Leaves uniformly distributed on stem and branches, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_caroliniensis3b
October Moore County NC
Flowers produced on ultimate and penultimate orders of branches, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_p_caroliniensis3c
October Moore County NC
Stems terete; branches not deciduous; leaves arranged distichously, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Phyllanthus caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Phyllanthus carolinensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-10-001:
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Phyllanthus caroliniensis