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Bacopa caroliniana
Bacopa caroliniana (Walter) B.L. Rob.
Blue Waterhyssop
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Hydrotrida caroliniana
USDA Symbol: BACA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 3 feet in height, though much of this emersed plant may be submerged.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BlueBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , SC , TX , VANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 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 Bacopa caroliniana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Bacopa caroliniana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bacopa caroliniana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-17Research By: Joseph A. Marcus