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Polypremum

Polypremum
Photo: Bob Peterson (bob in swamp), CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Tetrachondraceae (Tetrachondr family)
Grows as
Annual, Perennial

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Polypremum is a flowering plant genus in the family Tetrachondraceae. The genus contains the single species Polypremum procumbens, commonly known as juniperleaf or rustweed. Polypremum has also been placed in the various families Buddlejaceae, Loganiaceae, Rubiaceae, and most recently in its own Polypremaceae.

Polypremum procumbens is a perennial or annual forb/herb, and grows low with sometimes multiple ascending stems producing small white flowers that bloom in summer and fall. Leaves are opposite, 1–2.5 cm, narrow, and pointed at the end. The foliage turns a brownish red in autumn.

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

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