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Diodia virginiana var. latifolia
Diodia virginiana L. var. latifolia Torr. & A. Gray
Virginia Buttonweed
Rubiaceae (Madder family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DIVIL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: 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 , PinkBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TXNative 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 BotanyWebref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Diodia virginiana var. latifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Diodia virginiana var. latifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Diodia virginiana var. latifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-06-29Research By: CBR