Pachysandra procumbens

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Family:BUXACEAE
Species:Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
Common Name:Allegheny Spurge; Mountain Spurge
Habitat:Rich woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PAPR7
Plant Notes:Allegheny Spurge is a native herbaceous evergreen perennial in the Boxwood family (Buxaceae). It can be found in the northern third of Alabama and in the Red Hills and Chunnenuggee Ridge area of central Alabama. Allegheny Spurge grows in rich, mature deciduous forests, often found near the base of slopes. Allegheny Spurge is a stoloniferous suffrutescent (shrub-like) perennial producing unbranched stems that are 8-12 inches in length. The erect or decumbent stems persists for 1-2 years before dying. Two types of leaves are produced. Those near the base of the stem are scale-like. The upper leaves are alternate, petiolate, ovate to elliptic in outline, pubescent, with coarsely serrate margins toward the apex. The leaves are mottled in light green, dark green, purple, and white. Fragrant flowers are produced in spikes on the lower part of the stem. The spikes have 3-5 female flowers below 20-30 male flowers. The female flowers are subtended by 4 pinkish bracts and have no petals or sepals. The stigma and style are white. The male flowers lack petals and sepals. They have 4 large flattened white stamens. The fruit is a capsule. Allegheny Spurge is listed as an S2S3 species in Alabama, and globally as a G4G5 species. Allegheny Spurge is available from some nurseries. It should not be confused with Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), an introduced species with terminal spikes. Allegheny Spurge prefers a humus-rich soil in dappled shade. It is deer resistant and drought tolerant once established. It can be used as a ground cover or accent plant for shade.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S2S3 (State Rank), G4G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyBUXACEAE - Boxwood family
Genus Pachysandra
Species Pachysandra procumbens Michx. - Allegheny Spurge; Mountain Spurge

Citation

Citation Pachysandra procumbens Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 178, pl. 45. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: "in occidentalibus montium Alleghanis", without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Pachysandra erecta Pachysandra erecta Rafinesque ex Baillon, Monogr. Buxac. 56. 1859.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullock, Calhoun, Cleburne, Colbert, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1953 - 1979

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0015509 Lowndes 16 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8338		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
SAMF0001390 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5000		 SAMF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0017284 Lawrence 05 Apr 2014 England, J. Kevin
4765		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118553 Cleburne 15 Apr 1971 Laros, Alan R.
s.n.		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0036829 Marion 11 Apr 2017 Keener, Brian R.
9995		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00014143 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4046		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0008281 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1745		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
ALNHS00005981 Lowndes 13 Jun 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3869		 ALNHS
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00020760 Winston s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
AUA_ACC_71810 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4046		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
JSU118555 Cleburne 13 Apr 1971 Banholzer, M.L.
s.n.		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0008283 Winston 12 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1915		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
TROY000051467 Lawrence 27 Oct 2012 England, J. Kevin
4018		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118559 Lauderdale 8 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61365		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0002790 Bullock 17 Apr 2011 Dykes, Bailee
16		 UWAL
Pachysandra pocumbens Michx.
JSU118564 Limestone 25 Apr 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17435		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0017169 Lawrence 26 Mar 2006 England, J. Kevin
465		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNA00020765 Etowah 28 Apr 1979 Wiersema, John H.
609		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00058686 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2641		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118565 Marshall 30 May 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4072a		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
TROY000003384 Bullock 02 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14412		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
TROY000034431 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5863		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00015064 Lowndes 22 Mar 2008 Soehren, Eric C.
110		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00020763 Lauderdale 02 Apr 1965 Thomas, Joab L.
750		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118556 DeKalb 24 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61609		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNAF0000742 Marion 00 Mar 1984 Daly, Robert
01000		 UNAF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AUA_ACC_51013 Bullock 20 Mar 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6723		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
JSU118551 Calhoun 13 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
142		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AUA000040114 Colbert 19 Nov 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH220		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
UNA00020764 Lauderdale 15 Mar 1953 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0008220 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2541		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00064667 Lamar 09 Apr 2004 Schotz, Alfred
1932		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0047746 Lawrence 17 Jun 2005 England, J. Kevin
484		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118562 Limestone 1 Mar 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00231		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0048248 Lauderdale 26 Mar 2020 England, J. Kevin
10821		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118558 Lauderdale 28 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18184		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNAF0000741 Limestone 30 Mar 1974 Mullahy, David B.
00999		 UNAF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00017331 Lamar 20 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5107		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00020761 Lauderdale 14 Mar 1953 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
AUA_ACC_62640 Colbert 28 Mar 2003 Valente, M.J.
16		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
TROY000017030 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4046		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0009731 Lauderdale 11 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6922		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0019082 Franklin 14 Apr 1998 Kral, Robert
87273		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
AMAL00007305 Lawrence 05 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11711		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0034641 Cleburne 23 Apr 1990 Kral, Robert
77356		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNAF0000740 Limestone 12 Mar 1973 Goode, Nila A.
00998		 UNAF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0001073 Winston 25 May 1993 Bryson, Charles T.
12369		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118563 Limestone 25 Apr 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17435		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0017173 Lawrence 27 Oct 2012 England, J. Kevin
4018		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNA00020759 Winston _ _ 1867 Peters, Thomas M.
s.n.		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00068760 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4046		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
SAMF0001391 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4130		 SAMF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
ALNHS00002480 Colbert 19 Nov 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-220		 ALNHS
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0008219 Lamar 20 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5107		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
SAMF0001639 Lauderdale 11 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6922		 SAMF
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0008282 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4046		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118561 Lawrence 17 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6393		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNA00068783 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4130		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
AMAL00021668 Lowndes 16 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8338		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0008218 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4130		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
TROY000036191 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7007		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118552 Cleburne 8 Apr 1971 Clifton, Brent
s.n.		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
TROY000032057 Bullock 17 Apr 2011 Dykes, Bailee
16		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AUA_ACC_64670 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2641		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
UWAL0008217 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5863		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118557 Etowah 2 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3980		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UWAL0031452 Colbert 23 Apr 2011 England, J. Kevin
2826		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118566 Morgan 18 Mar 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
5133		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
TROY000048288 Lowndes 28 Mar 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28820		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00011887 Lawrence 17 Apr 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2641		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0009869 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7007		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
TROY000017462 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4130		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00018427 Lauderdale 18 Nov 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-194		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
TROY000036588 Lauderdale 11 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6922		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AUA_ACC_71828 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4130		 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
UWAL0018529 Lowndes 06 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
81985		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
TROY000031888 Lowndes 27 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21495		 TROY
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
JSU118554 Cleburne 9 Apr 1972 Whetstone, R. David
114		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
UNA00053492 Lawrence 07 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1905		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118560 Lawrence 10 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61440		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AMAL00011391 Colbert 18 Apr 2003 Kral, Robert
93856a		 AMAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
JSU118550 Calhoun 13 Apr 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
142		 JSU
Pachysandra procumbens Michaux
AUA_ACC_60794 Lawrence 9 Apr 1969 Parris, Dean
 AUA
Pachysandra Procumbens Michx.
UNA00020762 Lauderdale 14 Mar 1953 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UWAL0001962 Lowndes 27 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21495		 UWAL
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00020766 Lawrence 09 Apr 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6442		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
UNA00061222 Lawrence 05 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11711		 UNA
Pachysandra procumbens Michx.
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