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Diodia Virginia Buttonweed Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Subfamily: Rubioideae Tribe: Spermacoceae Genus: Diodia
L.Type species Diodia virginiana
L.Diodia (or Buttonweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to temperate and tropical regions of North America and Africa.
Other Buttonweeds
There are also many species of False Buttonweeds in the related genus Spermacoce.
The Velvetleaf Abutilon (Abutilon theophrasti) in the family Malvaceae is also known by the common name of Buttonweed.
Species
- Diodia angustata Steyerm.
- Diodia aulacosperma K.Schum.
- Diodia barbata (Poir.) DC.
- Diodia barbigera Hook. & Arn.
- Diodia discolor DC.
- Diodia domingensis DC.
- Diodia flavescens Hiern
- Diodia froesii Sucre
- Diodia incana Aresch.
- Diodia kuntzei K.Schum.
- Diodia lanigera Pohl ex DC.
- Diodia macrophylla K.Schum.
- Diodia microcarpa K.Schum.
- Diodia mitens Bello
- Diodia othonii Rizzini
- Diodia paludosa Kuntze
- Diodia perforata Urb.
- Diodia rubricosa Hiern
- Diodia saponariifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum.
- Diodia saponarioides C.Presl
- Diodia simplex Sw.
- Diodia vaginalis Benth.
- Diodia verticillata Vahl
- Diodia virginiana L. - Virginia Buttonweed
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