Description ²

• Shape: Multi-stemmed creeping shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Opposite or Whorled
• Flower: Pink simple shaped, 5 petals
• Leaves: Evergreen, oblong, 1 ¼-2 inches long, 1/3-3/4 inch wide, shiny, toothed
• Fruit/Seed: dry, 5 sectioned capsules, ¼ inch diameter, reddish brown, distinct button-like cap
• Height: 3-10 inches
• Flowering: June - August
• Habitat: dry woods

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Varina Crisfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/12773268@N02/8498714993/
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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