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Diodia virginiana L.
Virginia buttonweed

       
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Photo of Diodia virginiana L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Diodia virginiana L.

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Distribution:
Diodia virginiana L.

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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.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 8 species in Diodia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Diodia virginiana L. var. attenuata Fernald. .
Diodia virginiana var. attenuata
Virginia buttonweed
Distribution of Diodia virginiana L. var. latifolia Torr. & A. Gray. .
Diodia virginiana var. latifolia
Virginia buttonweed
Distribution of Diodia virginiana L. var. virginiana. .
Diodia virginiana var. virginiana
Virginia buttonweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Diodia virginiana L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Diodia virginiana L.

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:
buttonweed              Threatened
New Jersey:
larger buttonweed              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Diodia virginiana L.

Virginia buttonweed

This plant 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. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Diodia virginiana L.

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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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Diodia virginiana L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low           Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Diodia virginiana L.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34790.

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.

 
 
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