Rotala rotundifolia

Rotala rotundifolia
	Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Rotala
Species:	R. rotundifolia
Binomial name
	Rotala rotundifolia; (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
Synonyms
	Ammania rotundifolia Hamilton; Ammania latifolia Wallich pro parte; Ammania subspicata Bentham; Ameletia rotundifolias Dalzell ex Gibson; Ameletias subspicata Bentham

Rotala rotundifolia, the dwarf rotala,^[1] is a plant species often confused with Rotala indica.^{[citation needed]} It is sold in the aquarium trade, but is of uncertain status.

It is a common weed in rice paddies and wet places in India, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and has been introduced to the United States.

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rotala rotundifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rotala rotundifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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