Lowland Rotala
Rotala ramosior (Linnaeus) Koehne
Lowland Rotala: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/4113
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Rotala ramosior
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Rotala
Species:
R. ramosior
Binomial name
Rotala ramosior
Synonyms[2]
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    • Ammannia catholica Hook. & Arn. ex Seem.
    • Ammannia dentifera A.Gray
    • Ammannia humilis Michx.
    • Ammannia linearifolia Raf.
    • Ammannia monoflora Blanco
    • Ammannia multicaulis Raf.
    • Ammannia occidentalis (Spreng.) DC.
    • Ammannia occidentalis var. pygmaea Chapm.
    • Ammannia ramosa Hill
    • Ammannia ramosior L.
    • Boykiana humilis (Michx.) Raf.
    • Boykinia humilis Raf. ex S.Watson
    • Peplis occidentalis Spreng.
    • Rotala dentifera (A.Gray) Koehne
    • Rotala ramosior var. dentifera (A.Gray) Lundell
    • Rotala ramosior var. interior Fernald & Griscom
    • Rotala ramosior var. typica Fernald & Griscom

Rotala ramosior is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name lowland rotala.[3] This aquatic or semiaquatic plant is native to North America, where it grows in lakes, streams, and irrigation ditches. The branching stems of the plant grow to about 40 cm long. Leaves are decussate, arranged oppositely in perpendicular pairs along the stems. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped to oval and up to 5 cm long. Flowers occur singly in leaf axils. Each has triangular sepals with long, narrow appendages and usually four tiny white petals in shades of pink to white. This plant is sometimes grown in aquariums.

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (31 January 2025). "Rotala ramosior". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Rotala ramosior (L.) Koehne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Rotala ramosior". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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