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Lythraceae
Ammannia

not marked as a favorite taxon Ammannia coccinea Rottbøll. Common name: Scarlet Toothcup. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, exposed muddy river shores and banks, wet pine flatwoods, other wet places. Distribution: NJ, OH, IN, IL, IA, and SD south to s. FL and TX; disjunct in CA; south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl4, FNA10, GrPl, Il, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Graham (1985); = n/a — Tat; < Ammannia coccinea Rottb. — F, GW2, S, S13, Graham (1975); > Ammannia coccinea Rottb. ssp. purpurea (Lam.) Koehne — G; Ammannia coccinea Rottb. Basionym: Ammannia coccinea Rottb. 1773

Links to other floras: = Ammannia coccinea - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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