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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Red Toothcup at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 135-02-001:
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
COMMON NAME:
Red Toothcup, Scarlet Toothcup, valley redstem
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_amco_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_amco_005_lvd
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Rusty Wilson fkw_mystery_10
August Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Smooth annual 4-40" tall, the stems often freely branched, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Rusty Wilson fkw_mystery_2
August Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Usually more than 3 flowers per leaf axil, the petals deep rose-purple, per Weakley's Flora.
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Rusty Wilson fkw_mystery_8
August Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Leaves to 6" long & 0.5" wide, often dilated at base & somewhat clasping, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Rusty Wilson fkw_mystery_9
August Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Calyx lobes triangular, with acute apices, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ammania_coccinea_3
August Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ammania_coccinea_1
September Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_ammania_coccinea_2
September Iredell County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 135-02-001:
Ammannia coccinea
FAMILY
Lythraceae
2389
Forb
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in marshes, ditches, exposed muddy river shores and banks, wet pine flatwoods, other wet places, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Bisexual
4 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!