Gratiola floridana

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Gratiola floridana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Gratiola
Species:
G. floridana
Binomial name
Gratiola floridana

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]

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. [4] [5]

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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. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  5. "University of Tennessee Herbarium - TENN | the University of Tennessee, Knoxville".