Lythraceae
Indian toothcup
Rotala indica
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Rotala
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- روتالا انديكا
- Chinese
- 節節菜, 节节菜, 水马兰, 水马齿苋, 碌耳草, 碌耳菜, 节节草
- English
- Indian toothcup
- Japanese
- キカシグサ
- Korean
- 마디꽃
- Persian
- روتالا ایندیکا
Synonyms
- Ameletia indica (Willd.) DC.
- Ammannia indica (Willd.) Druce
- Ammannia peploides Spreng.
- Ammannia polystachya Wall.
- Peplis indica Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nttrbx, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: S.Tanaka, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.