About Stillingia sylvatica L.
Stillingia sylvatica, commonly called queen's-delight or queen's delight, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. It was first formally described in 1767. This species is endemic to the south-central and southeastern United States, where it grows in sandy habitats including sandhills and pine flatwoods. It grows as an herb or subshrub that reaches an average height of 25 to 70 cm (9.8 to 27.6 inches). It produces alternate, ovate leaves with short petioles; individual leaves can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 inches) long and 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide. Its leaf margins range from serrulate to crenulate, with incurved teeth. Each crowded inflorescence holds four to seven staminate flowers and three to four pistillate flowers. Queen's delight blooms from March through June, and produces fruit from April through September.
