Diodia virginiana, a native of
North America, inhabits moist/damp sections of riverbanks or ridges
between paddies. Stems branch out on all sides at the bases, making
mats, and leaves are opposite, broadly linear, with leaf surfaces
deep green and somewhat leathery. Flowers are white, emerging from
leaf axils, cylindrical, with four lobes at the tips. Blooming time:
June-August. |