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.