Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Diodia teres Walter var. angustata Gray
(Poor Joe)
Family: Rubiaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Diodia teres var. angustata is an erect annual herb with opposite leaves and stipules with bristles (setose.) The flowers are white and the corolla has four lobes. The stem is not very branched. Diodia teres var. angustata is found at higher elevation in moist meadows and streambanks where it can sometimes form a groundcover.
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Diodia teres var. angustata, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008

Diodia teres var. angustata, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008

Diodia teres var. angustata, forming groundcover, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008

Diodia teres var. angustata, arrows at bristles on stipules, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008

Diodia teres var. angustata, bristles on stipule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
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