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Juniper-leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Found in dunes, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, pond margins, fields, pastures, roadsides, riverside sand bars, disturbed areas. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
Up to about 1 foot
Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Annual or perennial
Bloom
May to November
Fruiting season
August to December

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 58 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

Sandhills

Dry, deep-sand ridges with longleaf pine and turkey oak, kept open by fire.

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

Ponds, lakes and their shores

Still water and its edges: ponds, lakes, millponds and reservoirs.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Polypremum

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
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Polypremum

  • Spinus tristisAmerican Goldfinch
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Tetrachondraceae
Flower color
White
Fruit begins
August
Fruit ends
December

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Juniper leaf; Juniperleaf; Rustweed

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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