Bacopa repens

(Swartz) Wettstein

in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 67[IV,3b]: 76. 1891.

Common names: Creeping water-hyssop
WeedyIntroduced
Basionym: Gratiola repens Swartz Prodr., 14. 1788
Synonyms: Macuillamia repens (Swartz) Pennell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 263. Mentioned on page 260.

Annuals or perennials. Stems erect, 15–40 cm, hairy, glabrescent. Leaves hairy, glabrescent; blade base narrowly cuneate, margins entire, apex rounded. Pedicels 1.5–15 mm. Flowers: sepals 4(or 5), oblong to lanceolate, calyx bilaterally symmetric; corolla pink with pink throat or white with white throat, 2–5 mm; stamens 4, didynamous. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Muddy sites, pools, rice fields.
Elevation: 0–100 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Calif., Fla., La., S.C., Tex., West Indies (Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico), Central America, introduced also in Mexico, South America (Colombia), Asia (China).

Discussion

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Bacopa repens"
Adjoa Richardson Ahedor +
(Swartz) Wettstein +
Gratiola repens +
Creeping water-hyssop +
Calif. +, Fla. +, La. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, West Indies (Greater Antilles +, Lesser Antilles +, Puerto Rico) +, Central America +, introduced also in Mexico +, South America (Colombia) +  and Asia (China). +
0–100 m. +
Muddy sites, pools, rice fields. +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. +
thieret1970a +
Weedy +  and Introduced +
Macuillamia repens +
Bacopa repens +
species +