Rotala ramosior (L.) Koehne

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Lythraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Rotala ramosior (L.) Koehne

  • Description

    Species Description - Erect or prostrate, 1–4 dm, often freely branched; lvs opposite or whorled, linear-spatulate, 1–3(–5) cm, mostly obtuse; sep alternating with triangular appendages of nearly the same size; pet white or pink, minute, caducous; fr 3–5 mm; 2n=32. In mud or wet soil; near the coast from Mass. to Fla. and Tex.; inland from O. and Mich. to Minn., Ark., and Okla.; also on the Pacific coast, in Mexico, and trop. Amer.

  • Common Names

    tooth-cup