1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Europe, Northern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands
Fields, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Lime Green
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Not Available
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads
Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
High Potash Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth
Healthy tree
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction
Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Phyllanthus acidus
POPULUS Nigra Italica
7.2 Common Name
Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, grosella
Lombardy Poplar
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Tahitian Stachelbeere
Lombardei Pappel
7.2.3 In French
Tahitian Gooseberry
peuplier de Lombardie
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tahitian grosella espinosa
Lombardía álamo
7.2.5 In Greek
Tahitian Φραγκοστάφυλο
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tahitian Gooseberry
Lombardia Poplar
7.2.7 In Polish
Tahitian agrest
Lombardia Topola
7.2.8 In Latin
Tahitian Gooseberry
Lombardiae Poplar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malpighiales
Malpighiales
8.5 Family
Phyllanthaceae
Salicaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Phyllantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species