Polypremum procumbens Linnaeus. Common name: Polypremum, Rustweed, Juniperleaf. Phenology: Late May-Nov; Aug-Dec. Habitat: Dunes, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, pond margins, fields, pastures, roadsides, riverside sand bars, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. NY, NJ, and MO south to FL and TX, south into Mexico, Central America, and South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl6, FNA17, G, GW2, Il, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Rogers (1986); = n/a — Pa. Basionym: Polypremum procumbens L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Polypremum procumbens - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Ascending to reclining annual/perennial found in fields, pastures, roadsides, dunes, riverside sand bars and disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems much-branched and spreading radially in a circular mat from a central crown, the branches usually orange near the crown.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile and connected to stem by a stipule-like membrane, linear to needle-like, to 3/4 in. long, smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers solitary and sessile in leaf axils, or in small stalked clusters; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of 4 rounded petals and a tuft of white hairs in the center.
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Height: to 12 in. (long)
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description: Ascending to reclining annual/perennial found in fields, pastures, roadsides, dunes, riverside sand bars and disturbed areas.
stems: Stems much-branched and spreading radially in a circular mat from a central crown, the branches usually orange near the crown.
leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile and connected to stem by a stipule-like membrane, linear to needle-like, to 3/4 in. long, smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers solitary and sessile in leaf axils, or in small stalked clusters; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of 4 rounded petals and a tuft of white hairs in the center.
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native range: southeastern United States
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