Bacopa innominata

(M. Gómez) Alain

Revista Soc. Cub. Bot. 13: 61. 1957.

Common names: Tropical water-hyssop
WeedyEndemic
Basionym: Conobea innominata M. Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 278. 1895
Synonyms: Bacopa cyclophylla Fernald B. stragula Fernald Herpestis rotundifolia C. F. Gaertner 1807
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 263. Mentioned on page 260.

Perennials. Stems prostrate, 8–14 cm, hairy. Leaves hairy; blade base ± truncate, margins entire, apex rounded. Pedicels 6–10 mm. Flowers: sepals 5, ovate to oblong, calyx bilaterally symmetric; corolla white with white throat, 2–5 mm; stamens 2–4, equal.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Marshy areas, alluvial deposits along streams, wet ditches, muddy shores and banks.
Elevation: 0–200 m.

Distribution

Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C., Va.

Discussion

Bacopa innominata differs from B. rotundifolia in having corollas entirely white; B. rotundifolia has corollas with yellow throats.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Conobea innominata +
Tropical water-hyssop +
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Marshy areas, alluvial deposits along streams, wet ditches, muddy shores and banks. +
Flowering Jun–Sep. +
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Weedy +  and Endemic +
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