Rotala ramosior
toothcup, lowland toothcup, rotala, lowland rotala, tooth-cup
Family
Lythraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, subsessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, red, white
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Natural History
Found in sand or loam soils, usually growing in water, throughout Louisiana and the eastern half of Texas.
Habitat
Sandy, muddy soil in water or on the edge of ponds, lakes, tanks and in depressions, wet soils, marshes, ditches.