Caperonia palustris

marsh caperonia, texasweed, sacatrapo
Family

Euphorbiaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, lanceolate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

white

Flower Month

July - October

Height (meters)

0.2 - 1.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

introduced

Lifespan

annual

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

FACW

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

0

Natural History

Frequent in rice fields and marshy areas from southeast Texas to Florida. A South American species, widespread from Paraguaey to Texas and Florida, that arrived in Texas about 1920 (Correll and Johnston 1979).

Habitat

Rice fields and other marshy areas.