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Drymaria cordata

West Indian chickweed, whitesnow

Drymaria cordata
Distribution
from FNA
FL; GA; LA; MS; Mexico; Central America; West Indies; South America (to Argentina) [Introduced in Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands]
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

Contrary to J. A. Duke (1961), it appears best to consider Drymaria cordata as introduced in North America. The earliest collections were made in Florida in the early 1900s.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 11.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Polycarpoideae > Drymaria
Sibling taxa
D. depressa, D. effusa, D. glandulosa, D. laxiflora, D. leptophylla, D. molluginea, D. pachyphylla, D. viscosa
Subordinate taxa
D. cordata var. cordata
Synonyms Holosteum cordatum
Name authority (Linnaeus) Willdenow ex Schultes: in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 5: xxxi, 406. 1819 
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