OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bacopa innominata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bacopa innominata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Bacopa innominata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Bacopa innominata

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-05-002:

Bacopa cyclophylla   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Bacopa stragula

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Herpestis rotundifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Tropical Water-hyssop


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image of Bacopa innominata, Tropical Water-hyssop

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_bacopa_innominata

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Leaves strongly clasping, mostly ovate. Corolla without a yellow throat, per Weakley's Flora.


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bacopa innominata   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bacopa innominata   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Bacopa innominata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Bacopa innominata

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-05-002:
Bacopa cyclophylla   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Bacopa stragula

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Herpestis rotundifolia

 

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3588

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Freshwater tidal muds, marshes, shallow water, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Nearly radially symmetrical
5 sepals
2-lipped 4-5 lobed corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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