Polypremum procumbens

Classification	Dicots
Family	Tetrachondraceae
Family (Traditional)	Tetrachondraceae
Genus	Polypremum
Species:	Polypremum procumbens L.
Common Name	Juniper Leaf
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 2-ranked; Leaf Type: linear; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 4; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SU] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Graves (KY), Pike (KY), Trigg (KY), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Lawrence (TN), McNairy (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0175553	Cannon	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
UCHT038098	Franklin	Tennessee			UCHT Polypremum procumbens
31973000019674	Cocke	Tennessee			KNK Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175575	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175556	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175577	Overton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175552	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010311	Henry	Tennessee	23 Sep 2009	Dwayne Estes with Ryan Thum 11192	APSC Polypremum procumbens
HTTU016535		Tennessee			HTTU Polypremum procumbens
31973000019676	Pike	Kentucky			KNK Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175571	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175570	Henderson	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175572	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010313	Montgomery	Tennessee	22 Sep 1982	Edward W. Chester 82-775	APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0104921	Clinton	Kentucky	22 Aug 2018	Mason Brock	APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010310	Trigg	Kentucky	08 Aug 1986	Edward W. Chester with John Quick 86-787	APSC Polypremum procumbens
HTTU016534		Tennessee			HTTU Polypremum procumbens
31234100345873	Graves	Kentucky	25 Jul 1973	Raymond Athey 2429	EKY Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175554	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0092941	Warren	Tennessee	10 Oct 2017	Mason Brock	APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010316	Hamilton	Tennessee	2002	John Beck 5078	APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010314	Montgomery	Tennessee	10 Jul 1980	Edward W. Chester 4404	APSC Polypremum procumbens
ETSU006006	Johnson	Tennessee	30 Jul 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175573	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175557	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175562	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175568	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175567	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
UCHT023767	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Polypremum procumbens
UCHT023765	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Polypremum procumbens
APSC0107106	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Polypremum procumbens
HTTU016533	Carroll	Tennessee			HTTU Polypremum procumbens
MEM016857	McNairy	Tennessee	07 Jun 1981	Vernon Bates 2446	MEM Polypremum procumbens
BEREA020989	Graves	Kentucky			BEREA Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175558	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175576	Overton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175574	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175569	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175561	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0099798	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Polypremum procumbens
UOS06091	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Jul 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Polypremum procumbens
UOS06092	Coffee	Tennessee	08 Oct 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Polypremum procumbens
MDKY00008456	Graves	Kentucky			MDKY Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175631	Graves	Kentucky			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175578	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175565	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175555	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0109129	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175566	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175559	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175564	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175560	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
TENN-V-0175563	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Polypremum procumbens
APSC0109131	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0010315	Montgomery	Tennessee	30 Aug 1998	Edward W. Chester 13561	APSC Polypremum procumbens
APSC0032227	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Polypremum procumbens
HTTU016536		Tennessee			HTTU Polypremum procumbens
HTTU016537		Tennessee			HTTU Polypremum procumbens
UCHT034004	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Polypremum procumbens
MEM005848	Shelby	Tennessee	02 Aug 1970	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 70K22.1	MEM Polypremum procumbens

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