Ammannia coccinea Rottbøll. Scarlet Toothcup. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Marshes, ditches, exposed muddy river shores and banks, wet pine flatwoods, other wet places. Dist: 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl4, FNA10, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, 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
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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