Andrachne phyllanthoides (Nutt.) Muell.-Arg.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Andrachne phyllanthoides' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/andrachne/andrachne-phyllanthoides/). Accessed 2024-12-04.

Genus

Andrachne

Synonyms

Lepidanthus phyllanthoides Nutt.

Other taxa in genus

Andrachne colchica

Glossary

apex: (pl. apices) Tip. apical At the apex.
entire: With an unbroken margin.
glabrous: Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
globose: globularSpherical or globe-shaped.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Andrachne phyllanthoides' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/andrachne/andrachne-phyllanthoides/). Accessed 2024-12-04.

An erect, much-branched, deciduous shrub 1 to 3 ft high, its twigs angled, slightly downy, becoming glossy; slender, but not so slender as in A. colchica. Leaves obovate or oval, 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 in. long, 1⁄3 to 1⁄2 in. wide, tapered or rounded at the base, bluntish or rounded at the apex, entire; quite glabrous or sparingly downy beneath, glossy green above; stalk 1⁄16 in. long. Flowers 1⁄4 in. across, yellowish green, produced in summer and autumn. Fruits nearly globose.

Native of the S. Central United States. It is easily distinguished from the Caucasian species by its stouter, downy, angled branchlets, and its partially downy, shorter-stalked leaves, often broadest above the middle.