Lythraceae

Dwarf rotala

Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Rotala

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Dwarf rotala: Rotala rotundifolia — Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 圆叶节节菜, 水豬母乳, 上天梯, 假桑子, 圆叶节节草, 指甲叶, 水松叶, 水瓜子
English: Dwarf rotala
Japanese: ホザキキカシグサ
Russian: Ротала круглолистная

Synonyms

Ameletia rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight
Ameletia subspicata Benth.
Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Ammannia subspicata Benth.
Mirkooa rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.