NameThatPlant.net: Oldenlandia corymbosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-07-003:

Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Diamond-flower, Flattop Mille-graines

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-07-003:
Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY Rubiaceae

985

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Moist lawns, gardens, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Africa, or possibly South America

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Peduncles 5-10mm long; pedicels 3-5mm long
Radially symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed rotate corolla
4 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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