| Gratiola brevifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Gratiola |
| Species: | G. brevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Gratiola brevifolia | |
Gratiola brevifolia, commonly called sticky hedgehyssop, [1] 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. [2] Its natural habitat is in wet acidic areas such as sandy riverbanks, sandy pinelands, and cypress swamps. [3] [4] [5]
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. [3]
Gratiola brevifolia is similar to Gratiola vicidula , which has a range centered farther to the east. G. brevifolia can be distinguished by its narrower leaves and sepals. [6] It is also similar to Gratiola ramosa , a species that it co-occurs with on the Southeastern Coastal Plain, from which G. brevifolia can be distinguished by the regular presence of 1-2 bracts subtending the sepals. [6]
