Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter. Carolina Leaf-flower. Phen: Jun-Nov. Hab: Roadsides, moist woodlands, forests, and fields, often in seasonally wet, muddy places. Dist: 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.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = S; = Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter ssp. caroliniensis – Ar, Fl2, FNA12, K1, K3, K4, Tx, Va, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), Webster (1970); = Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter var. caroliniensis – C, WH3; < Phyllanthus carolinensis – GW2, Mex, S13, orthographic variant; < Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter – F, G, GrPl, Il, NcTx, Pa, RAB, Tat, W, WV3, Bouman et al (2022)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 6