Polypremum procumbens

juniper-leaf, juniper leaf
Family

Buddlejaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear, subulate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

white

Flower Month

April - November

Height (meters)

0.2 - 0.3

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual, perennial

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Class

FACU

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

1

Natural History

Juniper-leaf grows in dry, sandy fields, on dunes, along roadsides, and in openings in flatwoods throughout Louisiana and the eastern two thirds of Texas.

Habitat

Dry sandy fields, on dunes, along roadsides, in openings in flatwoods, and old fields.