Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr. is a plant in the Stemonaceae family, order Pandanales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr.

Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr.

Croomia pauciflora is a perennial herb native to the southeastern United States that grows in forest loam soils.

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Family
Genus
Croomia
Order
Pandanales
Class
Liliopsida

About Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr.

Croomia pauciflora, formally named Croomia pauciflora (Nutt.) Torr., is a plant species native to Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. It is most commonly found growing in rich loam soils within forests. This species is a perennial herb that spreads via underground rhizomes. It produces scale-like leaves around the base of its stem, with 3 to 5 cordate to elliptical green leaves borne at the tip of the stem. Its greenish flowers are arranged in a cyme inflorescence. Its specific epithet "pauciflora" is Latin for "few-flowered".

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Pandanales Stemonaceae Croomia

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