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Cressler, Alan

Gratiola ramosa

Gratiola ramosa Walter

Branched Hedgehyssop

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GRRA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

State-listed Endangered species in MD where it is considered extirpated.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 12 inches in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Corolla white with yellow tube, exterior of the tube with brown lines.

Distribution

USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , SC
Native Distribution: Southeastern coastal states from LA to NC and also MD and DE.
Native Habitat: Moist to wet sandy pine forest (usually Pinus palustris) on coastal plains.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Gratiola ramosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gratiola ramosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gratiola ramosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-18
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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