Diodia virginiana
Virginia Buttonweed
Also known as: Diodia harperi Small +16 more
- Diodia harperi Small
- Diodia hirsuta Pursh
- Diodia hispida Muhl. ex DC.
- Diodia oblonga Raf.
- Diodia tetragona Walter
- Diodia virginiana f. hirsuta (Pursh) Fernald
- Diodia virginiana f. virginiana
- Diodia virginiana subsp. attenuata Fernald
- Diodia virginiana subsp. hirsuta (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana subsp. latifolia Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana subsp. linnaei Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana var. attenuata Fernald
- Diodia virginiana var. hirsuta (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana var. latifolia Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana var. linnaei Torr. & A.Gray
- Diodia virginiana var. virginiana
- Spermacoce virginiana (L.) A.Rich.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Diodia virginiana (commonly known as Virginia buttonweed) is an annual within the Rubiaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China Southeast, Costa Rica, Japan, Korea, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Taiwan