Taxon: Polypremum procumbens L.

Summary

Genus:

Polypremum

Family:

Tetrachondraceae

Nomen number:

455054

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:111. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/26/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: mentions
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	rustweed			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	s.	Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.e.	Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
3	Adventive	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: mentions
3	Adventive	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	Suffolk Co.	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
3	Adventive	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	s.e.	Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.), Missouri (s.e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay

Adventive
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New Jersey, New York (Suffolk Co.), Pennsylvania (s.e.)]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: mentions
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
Norman, E. 2000. Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 81:185-186.
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=455054. Accessed 12 May 2026.