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Grassleaf roseling

Callisia graminea

Family
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Callisia graminea, called the grassleaf roseling, is a plant species native from the southeastern United States to the lower Eastern Seaboard. It has been reported in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. It grows on sandy soil in thickets, pine barrens, and disturbed sites.

Callisia graminea is an erect to trailing perennial herb growing in clumps. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 17 mm (0.7 in) long, with a basal sheath wrapping around the stem. Flowers are pink to rose-colored.

Other Callisia plants

Basketplant · Callisia gentlei · Chainplant · Florida scrub roseling · Creeping inchplant · Roseling · Roseling

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callisia graminea 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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