ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Diodia virginiana

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Rubiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Diodia
Species: Diodia virginiana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Diodia virginiana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Diodia harperiName author: Small
Diodia hirsutaName author: Pursh
Diodia hispidaName author: Muhl. ex DC.
Diodia oblongaName author: Raf.
Diodia tetragonaName author: Walter
Diodia virginiana f. hirsutaName author: (Pursh) Fernald
Diodia virginiana f. virginianaName author: Not supplied
Diodia virginiana var. attenuataName author: Fernald
Diodia virginiana var. hirsutaName author: (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
Diodia virginiana var. latifoliaName author: Torr. & A.Gray
Diodia virginiana var. linnaeiName author: Torr. & A.Gray
Diodia virginiana var. virginianaName author: Not supplied
Spermacoce virginianaName author: (L.) A.Rich.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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