Gratiola floridana

Gratiola floridana
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Gratiola
Species:	G. floridana
Binomial name
Gratiola floridana Nutt.

Gratiola floridana, the Florida hedge hyssop, is a species of annual forb native to the southeast United States. It grows in wet areas. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It reaches between 0 and 1 foot in height, and possesses white to pink-colored flowers. ^[4] G. floridana can be found along stream banks, in blackwater swamps, and in spring runs. ^[5]

Distribution

It is found in six states of the Southeast United States (Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee) but is endangered or vulnerable in all but Florida and Alabama. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin".
2. "Florida Hedge Hyssop (Gratiola floridana)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
3. "Gratiola floridana - FNA".
4. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
5. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
6. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
7. "University of Tennessee Herbarium - TENN | the University of Tennessee, Knoxville".