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Plant Details

Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny Spurge

Scientific Name:	Pachysandra procumbens
Genus:	Pachysandra
Species Epithet:	procumbens
Common Name:	Allegheny Spurge
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Buxaceae (Boxwood Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White, Pink
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	March, April
Growing Area:	Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Moist rich woods…The only locations for this species in NC are in Polk County, NC, which has other notable disjunctions of species which normally occur west of the Blue Ridge (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	E: Endangered ^(*Key)
Notes:	"A lovely, well adapted, low groundcover for the Southeast woodland landscape or shade garden." Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center NC Natural Heritage Program Global Rank: G4G5.
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