PLANTS Profile for Didiplis diandra (waterpurslane)

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Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood
waterpurslane

Symbol:

DIDI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lythraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

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Synonyms:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

PEDI11

Peplis diandra Nutt. ex DC.

Distribution:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood


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

Related Taxa:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 1 species in Didiplis

Classification:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
Genus	Didiplis Raf. – didiplis
Species	Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood – waterpurslane

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

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:
water-purslane		Rare
Kentucky:
water-purslane		Special Concern
Tennessee:
water-purslane		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

Nat. Ind.

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Alph. Wood

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27106.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 09:24 PM MDT