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Gratiola viscidula
Gratiola viscidula Pennell
Short's Hedge Hyssop, Short's Hedge-hyssop, Short's Hedgehyssop
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Gratiola viscidula ssp. shortii, Gratiola viscidula var. shortii, Gratiola viscosa
USDA Symbol: GRVI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , BlueBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: DC , DE , FL , GA , KY , MD , MO , NC , OH , SC , TN , VA , WVNative Habitat: Bogs, wet meadows, floodplain wetlands, beaver ponds, stream banks, seeps, shores of ponds and lakes.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
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 viscidula in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Gratiola viscidula in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gratiola viscidula
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR