Plantaginaceae

Asian marshweed

Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Limnophila

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Asian marshweed (Limnophila sessiliflora) — FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 無柄花石龍尾, 石龙尾, 桃园石龙尾, 无柄花石龙尾, 菊藻, 虱婆草, 桃園石龍尾
English: Asian marshweed
Japanese: キクモ, アンブリア

Synonyms

Ambulia sessiliflora (Vahl) Baill. ex Wettst.
Benjaminia glabra Benj.
Hottonia sessiliflora Vahl
Limnophila griffithii Hook.f.
Limnophila taoyuanensis Y.P.Yang & S.H.Yen
Stemodia sessiliflora (Vahl) F.Muell.
Stemodiacra sessiliflora (Vahl) Hiern
Terebinthina sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: August to January (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: kajuko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.