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.

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

More from Stemonaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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