Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.

Detail
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Botanical Name
- Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.
- Common Name
- Mascarene Island Leaf-flower
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
- Comments
- 25 Oct. 1994, contaminant in container plant grown at Montross; possibly the first record for Virginia. Found in Chesterfield in 1999 and at two locations in Henrico in 2004 and 2007, apparently becoming established as a greenhouse/nursery weed (J. Hayden, pers.comm.). Has persisted for many years at the Henrico locations (J. Hayden, pers. comm. 2018).
- Habitat
- Planter boxes and mulched beds in various landscape settings.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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