PLANTS Profile for Dicliptera brachiata (branched foldwing)

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Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.
branched foldwing

Symbol:

DIBR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.

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Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

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Synonyms:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

	DIBR6	Diapedium brachiatum (Pursh) Kuntze
	DIBRA	Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng. var. attenuata A. Gray
	DIBRG	Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng. var. glandulosa (Scheele) Fernald
	DIBRR	Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng. var. ruthii Fernald
	DIGL4	Dicliptera glandulosa Scheele
	JUBR8	Justicia brachiata Pursh

Distribution:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 6 species in Dicliptera

Classification:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Dicliptera Juss. – foldwing
Species	Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng. – branched foldwing

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
wild mudwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

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Reg. 7

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh) Spreng.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502049.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:53 PM CDT