North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Pachysandra procumbens - Allegheny Spurge

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Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny Spurge

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial (Shrubby) Groundcover
Bloom Color(s):	white
Size:	.8 ft
Light:	shade
Soil Moisture:	mesic^(*)
Bloom Time:	Mar - Apr
Bloom Area:	M
State Rank:	S1 - 1-5 Extant Populations - Critically imperiled in NC because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extirpation (local extinction) from NC ^(*)
Global Rank:	G4 - 100-1000 Extant Populations - Apparently secure in the world, with many occurrences ^(*)
State Status:	SR - Significantly Rare ^(*)
Old Leaves & New Bloom Tom Harville
Buds Tom Harville
Blooms Tom Harville Mid March
Blooms Close Up Tom Harville Mid March
Leaves Early Spring Tom Harville Note that the mottling develops over the winter.
Leaves, Early Fall Tom Harville
New Leaves Pete Schubert Early April '10 Note the one whitish leaf. There's no obvious explanation but we will watch it in years to come.
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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