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Sticky hedgehyssop

Gratiola brevifolia

Also called Sticky Hedge Hyssop

Sticky hedgehyssop
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A. to Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Gratiola brevifolia, commonly called sticky hedgehyssop, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is found in the Southeastern United States, where it has a scattered distribution. Its natural habitat is in wet acidic areas such as sandy riverbanks, sandy pinelands, and cypress swamps.

Gratiola brevifolia is a rhizomatous perennial. Its leaves are linear-lanceolate with a few coarse teeth distally. Its flowers have white lobes and a yellow tube with brown lines. It blooms from April to September.

Other Gratiola plants

Little amphianthus · Matted Brooklime · Bractless hedgehyssop · Florida hedgehyssop · Boggs Lake hedgehyssop · Rough hedgehyssop · Clammy hedgehyssop · Hedgehyssop · Austral Brooklime · Shaggy hedgehyssop · Limestone hedgehyssop · Hedgehyssops

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gratiola brevifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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