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Diodia teres var. teres

Diodia teres Walter var. teres

Poorjoe, Rough Buttonweed

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s): Diodella teres, Diodia teres var. setifera

USDA Symbol: DITET

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to pale pinkish purple.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
Native Habitat: Dry mesas and slopes, often in sandy soils, flatwoods, hammocks, coastal scrub, mixed forests, roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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