Bacopa decumbens (Fernald) F.N.Williams

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Bacopa

Characteristics

Erect herb 1-2 ft. high with soft stem
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Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.31 - 0.61
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In brackish swamps and rice fields.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Bacopa decumbens world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Bacopa decumbens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28301-2
WFO ID wfo-0000558237
COL ID K98V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bacopa erecta Caconapea decumbens Moniera decumbens Herpestis decumbens Bacopa decumbens