WorldFloraDB - Mecardonia acuminata

Characteristics

Stem erect or ascending, 2–5 dm, not much branched, glabrous; lvs oblanceolate, 2–4 cm, serrate above the middle, cuneate at base; pedicels 1–3 cm, ascending, the basal bractlets shorter than the subtending lvs; cal 6–9 mm; sep narrowly lanceolate, attenuate, the outer twice as wide as the inner; cor 1 cm, white with purple lines on the lower lip; 2n=42. Moist woods; Del. and Md. to Ky. and Mo., s. to Fla. and Tex. All summer. (Bacopa a.; Pagesia a.)

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Stem erect or ascending, 2–5 dm, not much branched, glabrous; lvs oblanceolate, 2–4 cm, serrate above the middle, cuneate at base; pedicels 1–3 cm, ascending, the basal bractlets shorter than the subtending lvs; cal 6–9 mm; sep narrowly lanceolate, attenuate, the outer twice as wide as the inner; cor 1 cm, white with purple lines on the lower lip; 2n=42. Moist woods; Del. and Md. to Ky. and Mo., s. to Fla. and Tex. All summer. (Bacopa a.; Pagesia a.)

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

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Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Germination temperacture (C°)	-
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Images

Mecardonia acuminata unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155648-2
WFO ID	wfo-0001136802
COL ID	3YJPY
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Matourea nigrescens Pagesia leucantha Bacopa acuminata Bacopa nigrescens Moniera acuminata Herpestis nigrescens Gratiola acuminata Mecardonia acuminata Pagesia acuminata Dasanthera cuneifolia Bacopa acuminata var. brevifolia Ilysanthes geniculata Mecardonia acuminata var. brevifolia Bacopa acuminata var. peninsularis Mecardonia acuminata subsp. acuminata Gerardia cuneifolia Mecardonia acuminata var. peninsularis

Lower taxons

Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

Axilflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Mecardonia