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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Moeroris tenella
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
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Read more about Mascarene Island Leaf-flower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllanthus tenellus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Phyllanthus tenellus
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) (MISIDENTIFIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-10-002:
Phyllanthus amarus FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phyllanthus lathyroides
COMMON NAME:
Mascarene Island Leaf-flower
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tenellus_74589
September Miami-Dade County FL
Erect glabrous plant with short, divergent to horizontal branches, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tenellus_74589b
September Miami-Dade County FL
Leaves lacking on the main stem, branches deciduous, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tenellus_74591
September Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tenellus_74591b
September Miami-Dade County FL
Sepals white except for a green midrib, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_p_tenellus_74591c
September Miami-Dade County FL
Long, capillary pistillate pedicels that are flexuous and pendent in fruit, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Moeroris tenella
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phyllanthus tenellus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Phyllanthus tenellus
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) (MISIDENTIFIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-10-002:
Phyllanthus amarus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phyllanthus lathyroides
1070
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Habitat: Disturbed areas, especially in and around greenhouses, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mascarene Islands
Uncommon (rare north of SC Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate: scalelike & spiral on stems; well-developed & 2-ranked on branchlets
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals white with a green midrib
5 sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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