Lythraceae
Waterpurslane
Didiplis diandra
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Didiplis
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 水篱草, 牛顿草
- Dutch
- Amerikaanse waterpostelein, Didiples diandra
- English
- Waterpurslane
- German
- Bachburgel
- Russian
- Бутерлак
Synonyms
- Ammannia nuttallii A.Gray
- Didiplis diandra f. aquatica (Koehne) Fassett
- Didiplis diandra f. terrestris (Koehne) Fassett
- Didiplis linearis Raf.
- Hypobrichia nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray
- Peplis diandra Nutt. ex DC.
- Peplis diandra f. aquatica Koehne
- Peplis diandra f. terrestris Koehne
- Ptilina aquatica Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jim_keesling, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jim_keesling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jim_keesling, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.