36 results for family: Phyllanthaceae. More search options
FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
PhyllanthaceaeBischofiaBishopwoodimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeBischofia javanicaJavanese BishopwoodHammocks, marl prairies, Florida scrub, shell mounds, floodplain forests, pine rocklands, coastal strands, and disturbed uplands.Native of e. and se. Asia. The report from SC (Kartesz 2020) is an unlikely waif.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeBreyniaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeBreynia distichaSnowbushDisturbed areas.Native of Pacific Islands.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeCiccaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeCicca acidaTahitian Gooseberry-tree, OtaheiteDisturbed areas, from horticultural use.Native of South America (Brazil).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeEmblicaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeEmblica urinariaChamber Bitter, GripeweedGardens, roadsides, and other disturbed ground, apparently preferring nitrogen-rich or fertilized soils.Native of tropical South and Southeast Asia, now widespread in the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres. This species appeared in the 1940s to 1960s in FL, GA, AL, LA, TX, and NC, and in the 1970s in TN (Kral (1981). Reported for MO by Freeman & Morse (2019).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeFlueggeaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeFlueggea virosa ssp. virosaCommon Bushweed, Simple Bushweed, Chinese WaterberryDisturbed pine rocklands.Native of the Paleotropics.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeGlochidionNeedlebush, Cheesetreeimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeGlochidion puberDisturbed areas.Native of China, Japan, and Taiwan. Fearn & Urbatsch (2001) discuss in detail its naturalization in s. AL (Mobile County), where it has now been found spreading at several locations (H. Horne, pers. comm., 2014).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeHeterosaviaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeHeterosavia bahamensisBahama MaidenbushRockland hammocks.S. FL (keys of Monroe County); West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Swan Islands of Honduras).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoerorisimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris abnormis ssp. abnormisDrummond’s Leaf-flowerPrairies, barrens, dunes.OK and se. NM south to s. TX and TAM.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris abnormis ssp. garberiFlorida Leaf-flowerOcean dunes, other open, dry, sandy areas.Ne. FL and se. GA (Camden County) south to s. peninsular FL.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris abnormis ssp. riograndensisThornscrub.S. TX (to be expected in ne. Mexico, but apparently not documented for there).
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris amaraGale-of-wind, Carry-me-seedDisturbed roadsides.Native of s. Asia. Also reported for NC and SC (Radford, Ahles, & Bell 1968) and for AL and MS (Kartesz 2010, 2020); it appears that these reports represent misidentified material and are actually Moeroris tenella (Webster 1970).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris debilisPine flatwoods and disturbed areas; apparently alien in North America.Native of West Indies. West Indies.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris fraternaDisturbed areas.Native of India and Pakistan. Introduced in SC (Kartesz 1999, 2010). S. FL, MS, LA. Reported for GA (Zomlefer et al. 2018).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris pentaphyllaFivepetal Leaf-flowerPine rocklands, marl prairies, disturbed areas.S. FL; West Indies. The record from Darlington County, SC is unlikely to be correctly labeled (as also indicated by RAB) and is here excluded.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeMoeroris tenellaMascarene Island Leaf-flowerDisturbed areas, especially in and around greenhouses.Native of the Mascarene Islands. This species appeared in FL in the 1920s, s. GA in the 1940s, SC in the 1950s, NC in the 1960s, and TN in the 1970s (Kral 1981). Reported from a single collection from VA, as a "contaminant in a container plant" (Virginia Botanical Associates 2007).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeNellicaimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaeNellica liebmanniana ssp. platylepisWet hammocks and pine flatwoods.Endemic to the "Big Bend" area of the FL Gulf Coast (Dixie, Lafayette, Levy, and Taylor counties).image of plant
PhyllanthaceaeNellica polygonoidesSmartweed Leaf-flowerGrasslands, calcareous glades.E. LA west to NM, south into Mexico.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthaceaeLeaf-flower Familyimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthopsisMaidenbushimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthopsis phyllanthoidesMaidenbushDry, rocky woodlands, glades, exposed bluffs, river scour; on limestone or other calcareous rock.C. MO, AR, and OK, south to c. TX; disjunct in c. AL and ec. TN; disjunct in NLE.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthusLeaf-flowerimage of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus angustifoliusFoliage-Flower, SwordbushDisturbed hammocks, from horticultural use.Native of West Indies.
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus caroliniensisCarolina Leaf-flowerRoadsides, moist woodlands, forests, and fields, often in seasonally wet, muddy places.PA and IL south to c. peninsular FL and TX, and south to Argentina and Paraguay, the original range not clear, and perhaps introduced in part of its current range.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus evanescensCoastal prairies, disturbed areas.AL (Macon County) (Diamond 2014), LA (St. Charles Parish) west to TX; south into Mexico (BCS, SIN, SON) and Central America.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus fluitansRed Root FloaterFloating on stagnant waters of canals and streams.Native of South America.image of plant
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus niruriSandy riverbanks and streambanks.Se. Texas; Mexico to Central America. Reports of P. niruri Linnaeus from NC and SC (Ahles, Bell, & Radford 1958) have proved to be P. tenellus (Webster 1970).
PhyllanthaceaePhyllanthus saxicolaRockland Leaf-flowerPine rocklands, wet pine flatwoods, wet prairies, disturbed wetlands and uplands.S. FL; West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles).image of plant