Callisia graminea, called the grassleaf roseling, is a plant species native from the southeastern United States to the lower Eastern Seaboard. It has been reported in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. It grows on sandy soil in thickets, pine barrens, and disturbed sites.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Callisia |
| Species: | C. graminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Callisia graminea (Small) G.C.Tucker
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Callisia graminea is an erect to trailing perennial herb growing in clumps. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 17 mm (0.7 inches) long, with a basal sheath wrapping around the stem. Flowers are pink to rose-colored.[5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ "Callisia graminea in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Giles, N. H. Jr. 1942. Autopolyploidy and geographical distribution in Cuthbertia graminea Small. American Journal of Botany 29: 637--645.
- ^ Tucker, Gordon C. 1989.The genera of Commelinaceae in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 70(1):97-130.
- ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States 237, 1328.
- ^ Anderson, Edgar Shannon, & Woodson, Robert Everard. 1935. Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 9: 114–115.
- ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.