Phyllanthaceae
Foliage flower
Phyllanthus angustifolius
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Phyllanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Foliage flower
Synonyms
- Diasperus angustifolius (Sw.) Kuntze
- Hexadena angustifolia (Sw.) Raf.
- Phyllanthus angustifolius f. elongatus (Jacq.) Voss
- Phyllanthus angustifolius var. elongatus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus angustifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus cognatus Spreng.
- Phyllanthus elongatus (Jacq.) Steud.
- Phyllanthus linearis var. cognatus (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
- Xylophylla angustifolia Sw.
- Xylophylla contorta Britton
- Xylophylla elongata Jacq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.