beetleweed

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(bēt′l-wēd′)

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beetleweed - tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall

coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Galax - evergreen herbs of southeastern United States

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Study system.--Galax urceolata (Poiret) Brummitt (common names: beetleweed, wandflower; Diapensiaceae) is an herbaceous perennial endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains (Baldwin, 1941; Brummitt, 1972; Nesom, 1983; Burton and Husband, 1999; Johnson et al., 2003).