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Biology and Management of Long-Stalked Phyllanthus in Ornamental Crop Production

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Release Date: 9/23/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep518-2015

Agriculture

Abstract

This fact sheet discusses the characteristics of long-stalked phyllanthus and explains how to control its growth in a nursery environment.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1257, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2015. Revised November 2018, February 2022, and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Chormanski, T., Marble, C., & Gettys, L. (2015). Biology and Management of Long-Stalked Phyllanthus in Ornamental Crop Production. EDIS, 2015(5), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep518-2015

Authors

Theresa Chormanski
Theresa Chormanski
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Miami Dade College

associate professor and landscape technology program director, Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus, former student, UF/IFAS Doctor of Plant Medicine Program

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S. Chris Marble
S. Chris Marble
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University of Florida

associate professor, ornamental and landscape weed management, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL

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Lyn Gettys
Lyn Gettys
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University of Florida

associate professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

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