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Grand redstem

Ammannia robusta

Also called Longleaf Ammannia, Grand Ammannia, Long Leaved Ammannia, Robust Ammannia, Scarlet Ammannia, Scarlet Loosestrife, Tooth Cup

Grand redstem
Photo: John Scholze, CC BY 2.0
Family
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
S. Canada to Guatemala
Climate
subtropical

About

Ammannia robusta is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name grand redstem. It is widespread across much of North America (from British Columbia and Ontario to Guatemala) with additional populations in southeastern Brazil.

Other Ammannia plants

Ammannia arnhemica · Eared redstem · Monarch redstem · Valley redstem · Ammannia crinipes · Ammannia fitzgeraldii · Delicate Ammania · Ammannia muelleri · Eared Redstem · Ammannia pubescens · Red Ammannia · Ammannia striatiflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ammannia robusta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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