Lythraceae
Pink redstem
Ammannia latifolia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Ammannia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pink redstem
Synonyms
- Ammannia catholica Cham. & Schltdl.
- Ammannia catholica var. brasiliensis Cham. & Schltdl.
- Ammannia friesii Koehne
- Ammannia hastata (Spreng.) DC.
- Ammannia koehnei Britton
- Ammannia koehnei var. exauriculata Fernald
- Ammannia lingulata Griseb.
- Ammannia lythrifolia Salisb.
- Ammannia pallida Lehm.
- Ammannia sagittata (Poir.) DC.
- Ammannia teres var. exauriculata (Fernald) Fernald
- Isnardia subhastata Ruiz & Pav.
- Jussiaea sagittata Poir.
- Ludwigia hastata Spreng.
- Ludwigia scabriuscula Kellogg
- Rotala catholica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Leeuwen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.