Diodia teres
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Diodia teres is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family
known by the common name poorjoe. This annual plant is found throughout the southern half of North America as well as much of the northeastern United States. It has a thin, erect stem rarely approaching half a meter in height. It has oppositely arranged leaves which are stiff, dark green, pointed, and roughly-textured. Each pair of leaves cradles a flower at its base. The small white to pink flower has four stiff petal-like lobes. The fruit is a pair of hairy nutlet
s. This plant is most common in sandy areas such as desert dunes and river floodplains.
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
known by the common name poorjoe. This annual plant is found throughout the southern half of North America as well as much of the northeastern United States. It has a thin, erect stem rarely approaching half a meter in height. It has oppositely arranged leaves which are stiff, dark green, pointed, and roughly-textured. Each pair of leaves cradles a flower at its base. The small white to pink flower has four stiff petal-like lobes. The fruit is a pair of hairy nutlet
Nutlet
Nutlet may refer to one of the following.*A small nut.*In botany, a nutlet is a pyrena or pyrene, which is a seed covered by a stony layer, such as the kernel of a drupe....
s. This plant is most common in sandy areas such as desert dunes and river floodplains.