Bacopa caroliniana |
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blue water-hyssop, lemon bacopa |
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Habit | Perennials, aromatic. |
Stems | prostrate, 15–30 cm, hairy. |
Leaves | hairy; blade base broadly cuneate, margins entire, apex obtuse. |
Pedicels | 5–15 mm; bracteoles present. |
Flowers | sepals 5, ovate, calyx bilaterally symmetric; corolla violet-blue with violet-blue throat, 10–13 mm, lobes 4; stamens 2–4, didynamous. |
Bacopa caroliniana |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Nov. |
Habitat | Marshes, swamps, margins of streams, pastures. |
Elevation | 0–300 m. (0–1000 ft.) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MD; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA
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Discussion | Bacopa caroliniana is used in aquascaping in freshwater aquariums. The species can be propagated vegetatively through cuttings. The leaves of B. caroliniana are lemon scented when crushed. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 261. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Bacopa |
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Synonyms | Obolaria caroliniana, Hydrotrida caroliniana |
Name authority | (Walter) B. L. Robinson: Rhodora 10: 66. (1908) |
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