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Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.
clasping Venus' looking-glass

       
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Photo of Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.
Specularia perfoliata

Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2002. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

  LEPE5 Legousia perfoliata (L.) Britton  
  SPPE5 Specularia perfoliata (L.) A. DC.  
  TRPEP Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. var. perfoliata   clasping Venus' looking-glass
 

Distribution:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

View 27 genera in Campanulaceae, 7 species in Triodanis
 

Classification:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Campanulales
Family Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus Triodanis Raf. ex Greene – Venus' looking-glass
Species Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. – clasping Venus' looking-glass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

Venus lookingglass
clasping Venus' lookingglass
clasping bellwort
common Venus' lookingglass
roundleaved triodanis

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FAC FACU+ FAC FAC FAC FAC- FAC FACU UPL FAC NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Low              

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34615.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

 
 
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