Scoparia (plant)

Scoparia
Scoparia dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Tribe:	Gratioleae
Genus:	Scoparia L.
Synonyms
KreidekAdans. Serruria hirsutaH.Buek ex Meisn.

Scoparia is a genus of mostly tropical plants including Scoparia dulcis known as broom-weed, sweet broom-weed, and licorice weed. ^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Scoparia: ^[2]

• Scoparia aemilii Chodat
• Scoparia dulcis L.
• Scoparia elliptica Cham.
• Scoparia ericacea Cham. & Schltdl.
• Scoparia hassleriana Chodat
• Scoparia mexicana R.E.Fr.
• Scoparia montevidensis (Spreng.) R.E.Fr.
• Scoparia nudicaulis Chodat & Hassl.
• Scoparia pentapetala Deble & B.P.Moreira
• Scoparia pinnatifida Cham.
• Scoparia plebeia Cham. & Schltdl.

References

1. Lyons, Albert Brown (1900). Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the Correct Botanical Name in Accordance With the Reformed Nomenclature, Together With Botanical and Popular Synonyms. Detroit, Michigan: Nelson, Baker & Company, Publishers. OCLC   903996906 . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
2. "Scoparia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-28.