Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Wood

Locations ofDidiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Wood in Virginia

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Family
Lythraceae
Botanical Name
Didiplis diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Wood
Common Name
Water-purslane
Synonym(s)
Peplis diandra Nutt. ex DC.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Didiplas diandra (Nutt. ex DC.) Wood
Comments
This small aquatic grows mostly submersed and could be much overlooked.
Habitat
Shallow water of floodplain oxbow ponds and sloughs, old millponds, and freshwater intertidal shores; occasionally stranded on seasonally exposed peat or mud. Rare in the inner Coastal Plain, n. to King and Queen County.
Native Status
Native

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