Lowland Rotala

Description

Rotala ramosior-is a species of flowering plant in the-loosestrife family-known by the common name-lowland rotala.Thisaquatic-or semiaquatic plant is native to North America, where it grows in lakes, streams, and-irrigation ditches. The branching stems of the plant grow to about 40-cm long. Leaves are decussate, arranged oppositely in perpendicular pairs along the stems. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped to oval and up to 5-cm long. Flowers occur singly in leaf axils. Each has triangular-sepals-with long, narrow appendages and usually four tiny white petals in shades of pink to white. This plant is sometimes grown in-aquaria.