Rotala ramosior

TaxID: 312925

Basic Information

Rotala ramosior

Lowland Toothcup, Toothcup

Rotala ramosior is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name lowland rotala. This aquatic or semiaquatic plant is native to North America, where it grows in lakes, streams, and irrigation ditches. The branching stems of the plant grow to about 40 cm long. Leaves are decussate, arranged oppositely in perpendicular pairs along the stems. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped to oval and up to 5 cm long. Flowers occur singly in leaf axils. Each has triangular sepals with long, narrow appendages and usually four tiny white petals in shades of pink to white. This plant is sometimes grown in aquariums.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Myrtales

Lythraceae

Rotala

ramosior

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Photos (5 photos)

Rotala ramosior
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(c) Todd Norris@BY-NC
Rotala ramosior
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(c) sehnature@BY-NC
Rotala ramosior
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(c) bbuzas@BY-NC
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(c) iacomaner@BY-NC
Rotala ramosior
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(c) Andy Newman@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (34 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Netherlands Antilles Present —
Argentina Present —
Benin Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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