Bacopa innominata (M.Gómez) Alain

Tropical waterhyssop (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Bacopa

Characteristics

Much like no. 3 [Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst.]; stems glabrous, more often emersed; lvs 0.5–1 cm, fairly thick, obscurely 3–5-veined; pedicels 3–6 mm; upper sep broadly ovate-cordate, 4–6 mm; cor 3–5 mm, the lobes half as long as the tube; stamens 2–4. Wet places and shallow water; W.I. and C. Amer., n. to N.C., and in the intertidal zone to Va. and Md. (B. cyclophylla; B. stragula; Macuillamia obovata)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Bacopa innominata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28320-2
WFO ID wfo-0000558265
COL ID K99L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629136
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Synonyms

Bacopa stragula Bacopa innominata Conobea innominata Bacopa cyclophylla