Lythraceae
Valley redstem
Ammannia coccinea
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Ammannia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 長葉水莧菜, 长叶水苋菜
- English
- Valley redstem
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Miguel A. C., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bentley Reynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kendra RaiderNature, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.