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Diodia virginiana L.

Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed
Rubiaceae (Madder Family)

USDA Symbol: DIVI3
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Diodia virginiana

Buttonweed

Rubiaceae

Location: E edge of ditch, 135 m south of wooden bridge--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: In mud & full sun. Subject to flooding. Alkaline, alluvial soil. Common in the community, often in dense colonies.

Description: Ascending perennial with fiberous roots, to 40 cm tall. Stalks forking in upper third. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, microsopically serrate, glabrous, to 1.5 x 6 cm, bright green. Corolla a 9 mm, white tube, flaring abruptly. Fruit not seen.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Jun 6, 1987
 Specimen number: 221

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0456
 Accession Date: Jul 27, 1993
 Accession Number: 36

Annotations: SCXRB

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