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Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana
Virginia buttonweed

       
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Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

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Synonyms:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

  DIHA Diodia harperi Small
  DIHI6 Diodia hirsuta Pursh
  DITE7 Diodia tetragona Walter
 

Distribution:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 8 species in Diodia, 3 varieties in Diodia virginiana L.
 

Classification:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

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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 Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Diodia L. – buttonweed
Species Diodia virginiana L. – Virginia buttonweed
Variety Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana – Virginia buttonweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Diodia virginiana
buttonweed              Threatened
New Jersey:
Diodia virginiana
larger buttonweed              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

Diodia virginiana
Virginia buttonweed

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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.

Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

Diodia virginiana:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW FACW FACW NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527725.

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

 
 
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