Index / Search / Ammannia coccinea
§1 Plant
Ammannia coccinea Rottb.
vernacular valley redstem — species · Lythraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Lythraceae J. St.-Hil.
- Genus
- Ammannia
§2a
Native status, by region
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 743 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 16–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4–5.9
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 1.6 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Indeterminate
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 600,000
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Graze palatability
- High
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 743 counties across 33 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Lonoke 05085
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
California view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Amador 06005
- Butte 06007
- Colusa 06011
- Contra Costa 06013
- Fresno 06019
- Glenn 06021
- Imperial 06025
- Kern 06029
- Kings 06031
- Los Angeles 06037
- Marin 06041
- Mendocino 06045
- Merced 06047
- Orange 06059
- Sacramento 06067
- San Diego 06073
- San Joaquin 06077
- San Mateo 06081
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Stanislaus 06099
- Tehama 06103
- Tulare 06107
- Yolo 06113
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 78 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Christian 21047
- Crittenden 21055
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
Louisiana view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Bolivar 28011
- DeSoto 28033
- Franklin 28037
- Hinds 28049
- Humphreys 28053
- Itawamba 28057
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Montgomery 28097
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
Missouri view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Brown 31017
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Kearney 31099
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Saunders 31155
- Stanton 31167
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Crockett 47033
- Davidson 47037
- Dyer 47045
- Fayette 47047
- Gibson 47053
- Grainger 47057
- Hardeman 47069
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Weakley 47183
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Bailey 48017
- Bell 48027
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Briscoe 48045
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Cass 48067
- Coleman 48083
- Cooke 48097
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Denton 48121
- Dimmit 48127
- Duval 48131
- Erath 48143
- Falls 48145
- Fannin 48147
- Galveston 48167
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Hale 48189
- Hansford 48195
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hunt 48231
- Jackson 48239
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- Karnes 48255
- Kenedy 48261
- Kleberg 48273
- Lee 48287
- Limestone 48293
- Lipscomb 48295
- Llano 48299
- Lubbock 48303
- Marion 48315
- McLennan 48309
- Nueces 48355
- Ochiltree 48357
- Parker 48367
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Patricio 48409
- Somervell 48425
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Travis 48453
- Upshur 48459
- Val Verde 48465
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Webb 48479
- Wichita 48485
- Willacy 48489
- Williamson 48491
Virginia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AMCO ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3188711 ↗Record version
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