Poorjoe facts for kids
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Hexasepalum teres is a type of flowering plant. It is often called poorjoe or rough buttonweed. This plant belongs to the coffee family.
Poorjoe is an annual plant. This means it completes its whole life cycle in one year. It grows from a seed, flowers, produces seeds, and then dies, all within a single growing season.
About Poorjoe Plants
Poorjoe is a plant that grows in many places. It is originally from Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. You can also find it across the United States. It grows from California all the way to Florida. It also grows from Kansas up to Massachusetts.
Where Poorjoe Grows
This plant has also spread to other parts of the world. It now grows naturally in the Netherlands and the Canary Islands. You can also find it in parts of Western Africa, Angola, China, Japan, Korea, India, and Madagascar. Poorjoe likes to grow in sandy areas. This includes places like desert dunes and river floodplains.
What Poorjoe Looks Like
The poorjoe plant has a thin stem. This stem can stand up straight or lie flat on the ground. It usually grows up to about 65 centimeters (25 inches) tall.
Its leaves grow in pairs, one across from the other. The leaves are stiff and dark green. They are shaped like an oval and have a pointed tip. They feel rough to the touch and can be up to 3 centimeters (about 1 inch) long.
Each pair of leaves holds a small flower at its base. The flowers are usually white, but they can also be light pink or purple. Each flower has four stiff, petal-like parts. These parts can be up to 12 millimeters long and 10 millimeters wide.
After the flower, the plant produces a fruit. This fruit is shaped like an oval. When it is ready, the fruit splits into two small, hard parts. These parts are called nutlets.
