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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

Virginia Buttonweed

Rubiaceae

Location: NE of low water crossing of Salado Creek, on road from Ft. Sam Houston to Pershing training area.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Growing in sluggish creek which sometimes floods. Full sun.

Description: Erect, leafy, herbaceous, 42 cm tall. Leaves alternate, lower ones early deciduous, lanceolate, seemingly sessile, long cuneate, coarsely toothed (pointing toward apex). Apex sharly acute.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Oct 12, 1994
 Specimen number: 703

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 1119
 Accession Date: Feb 28, 1998
 Accession Number: 104

Annotations: SXFRB (In fruit)

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