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Allegheny-spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

Found in moist rich forests, mainly over calcareous or mafic rocks. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

13
Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
6 inches–1 foot
Spread
1–2 feet
Light
Dappled sunlight, Deep shade, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 44 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Woody perennial
Leaves
Semi-evergreen or evergreen
Bloom
February to May
Fruiting season
July to August

Recorded in 20 Alabama counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 99 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL
4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Pachysandra

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Buxaceae
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Pink or white
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
August
Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “February to May” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Flower color · “Pink or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs)
  • Fruit begins · “July” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Fruit ends · “August” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Height · “6 inches–1 foot” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards differs)
  • Leaves · “Semi-evergreen or evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs)
  • Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs)
  • Light · “Dappled sunlight (shade through upper canopy all day); Deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs)
  • Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Tennessee Smart Yards differs)
  • Soil pH · “Neutral” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Spread · “1–2 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as

Allegheny Spurge

Conservation status

Alabama rankS2S3
Global rankG4G5
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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