Scientific Name:  Diodia virginiana L. Common Name:  Buttonweed, Virginia
Local Names:   Common Family Name:  Madder
Life Cycle:  Perennial >> Creeping Leaf Arrangement:  Opposite
Stem Characteristic:  Prostrate Stem Type:  Round
Leaf Structure:  Simple Petiole:  No
Leaf Margins:  Entire Leaf Shape:  Elliptical
Leaf Hairs:  Yes Flower Color:  White
Growth Stage:  Flowering Environment:  Water Ways, Roadsides, Lawns, Gardens