Diodia

Diodia
Virginia Buttonweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Spermacoceae
Genus:	Diodia L.
Type species
Diodia virginiana L.

Diodia (or Buttonweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to temperate and tropical regions of North America and Africa.

Other Buttonweeds

There are also many species of False Buttonweeds in the related genus Spermacoce.

The Velvetleaf Abutilon (Abutilon theophrasti) in the family Malvaceae is also known by the common name of Buttonweed.

Species

Diodia angustata Steyerm. Diodia aulacosperma K.Schum. Diodia barbata (Poir.) DC. Diodia barbigera Hook. & Arn. Diodia discolor DC. Diodia domingensis DC. Diodia flavescens Hiern Diodia froesii Sucre Diodia incana Aresch. Diodia kuntzei K.Schum. Diodia lanigera Pohl ex DC. Diodia macrophylla K.Schum.

Diodia microcarpa K.Schum. Diodia mitens Bello Diodia othonii Rizzini Diodia paludosa Kuntze Diodia perforata Urb. Diodia rubricosa Hiern Diodia saponariifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum. Diodia saponarioides C.Presl Diodia simplex Sw. Diodia vaginalis Benth. Diodia verticillata Vahl Diodia virginiana L. - Virginia Buttonweed

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile