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Missouri maidenbush

Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides

Also called Maidenbush

Missouri maidenbush
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
EC. & SE. U.S.A. to Mexico (Nuevo León)
Climate
temperate

About

Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, commonly called buckbrush or maidenbush, is a flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Mexico (where it is found in Nuevo León) and the United States (where it is found primarily South Central region). Its natural habitat is on limestone or dolomite rock outcrops, particularly in seepy shelves along rivers, but also in upland areas such as glades and bluffs.

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Trans-Pecos maidenbush · Maidenbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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