§1 Plant
Diodia teres Walter
vernacular poorjoe — species · Rubiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rubiaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Diodia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 827 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 827 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Atkinson 13003
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Camden 13039
- Catoosa 13047
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Dawson 13085
- Dodge 13091
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Evans 13109
- Forsyth 13117
- Franklin 13119
- Hall 13139
- Hart 13147
- Houston 13153
- Irwin 13155
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jones 13169
- Lanier 13173
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Lowndes 13185
- Lumpkin 13187
- Macon 13193
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Meriwether 13199
- Miller 13201
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Stephens 13257
- Tift 13277
- Toombs 13279
- Worth 13321
Illinois view state ↗ 78 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
Louisiana view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Copiah 28029
- Covington 28031
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Greene 28041
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Lincoln 28085
- Lowndes 28087
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Panola 28107
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Walthall 28147
- Washington 28151
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
- Yazoo 28163
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 12 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 84 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Bucks 42017
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Warren 42123
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 91 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DITE2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8183608 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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