Ammannia robusta

Taxobox
name = "Ammannia robusta"


image_width = 210px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Lythraceae
genus = "Ammannia"
species = "A. robusta"
binomial = "Ammannia robusta"
binomial_authority = Heer & Regel
synonyms = "Ludwigia scabriuscula"

"Ammannia robusta" is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name grand redstem. It is native to most of western and central North America, where it grows in moist places, such as ditches and pond margins. It is an annual herb reaching about a meter in maximum height when growing erect. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and linear to lance-shaped. The leaves and stem are green to red in color. The inflorescences are clusters of up to five flowers in the leaf axils. The flowers are urn-shaped with light lavender petals about half a centimeter long and protruding stamens with yellow anthers. The fruit is a spherical capsule about half a centimeter wide containing several tiny seeds.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5029,5030,5032 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMRO3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ammannia+robusta Photo gallery]