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Drummond's leaf-flower

Phyllanthus abnormis

Also called Drummond's Leafflower, Abnormal Leaflower

Drummond's leaf-flower
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Annual
Safety
Toxic
Native range
Florida, C. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Phyllanthus abnormis, known as Drummond's leafflower, is an herbaceous plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It grows from 10 to 50 centimeters in height. It is native to the United States (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida) and Mexico (Tamaulipas). Throughout its range, it is always found growing in sand or sandy soil.

Safety

Drummond's leafflower is toxic to sheep, cattle, and goats, although the toxic agent is not known.

Other Phyllanthus plants

Tahitian gooseberry tree · Jamaican gooseberry tree · Carry me seed · Phyllanthus anamalayanus · Phyllanthus arbuscula · Phyllanthus axillaris · Phyllanthus balgooyi · Phyllanthus · Phyllanthus caesiifolius · Phyllanthus calycinus · Carolina leaf-flower · Phyllanthus cauliflorus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus abnormis 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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