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Gratiola virginiana var. virginiana

Gratiola virginiana L. var. virginiana

Round-fruited Hedge Hyssop, Roundfruit Hedgehyssop, Virginia Hedge-hyssop

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Gratiola sphaerocarpa

USDA Symbol: GRVIV

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , OH , OK , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Stream banks, swamps, floodplain pools and ponds, swamps.

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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