NameThatPlant.net: Rotala rotundifolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rotala rotundifolia FAMILY Lythraceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rotala rotundifolia FAMILY Lythraceae

COMMON NAME:
Roundleaf Toothcup, Dwarf Rotala

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rotala rotundifolia FAMILY Lythraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rotala rotundifolia FAMILY Lythraceae

4156

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Canals, other wet disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite, decussate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bright rose
4 sepals
4 petals
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in dense terminal spikes

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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