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Diodia virginiana var. attenuata

Diodia virginiana L. var. attenuata Fernald

Virginia Buttonweed

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: DIVIA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall, decumbent stems up to about 3 feet long.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: NC , VA
Native Habitat: Wet bottomlands, moist lakeshores, open borders of pools, sandy pinelands, moist to wet roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Diodia virginiana var. attenuata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Diodia virginiana var. attenuata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Diodia virginiana var. attenuata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-06-29
Research By: CBR

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