Bacopa rotundifolia

(Michaux) Wettstein

in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 67[IV,3b]: 76. 1891.

Common names: Round leaf water-hyssop
WeedyIllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Monniera rotundifolia Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 22. 1803
Synonyms: Bacopa nobsiana H. Mason B. simulans Fernald Bramia rotundifolia (Michaux) Britton Macuillamia rotundifolia (Michaux) Rafinesque
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 261. Mentioned on page 260, 262, 263.

Annuals [perennials]. Stems prostrate, 15–60 cm, hairy, sometimes sparsely so, glabrescent. Leaves hairy; blade base broadly cuneate, margins entire, apex ± rounded. Pedicels 9–15 mm. Flowers: sepals 5, ovate to oblong, calyx bilaterally symmetric; corolla white with yellow throat, 5–10 mm; stamens 2–4, equal. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Flowering May–Nov.
Habitat: In water or on mud in lakes, ponds, pools, in and around marshes and ditches, ephemeral pools on rock outcrops.
Elevation: 0–2300 m.

Distribution

Alta., Sask., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.Mex., N.C., N.Dak., Okla., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., Wis., Wyo., introduced in Europe (Greece, Spain).

Discussion

Bacopa rotundifolia is the most widespread member of the genus in the United States; it is invasive in rice fields.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Bacopa rotundifolia"
Adjoa Richardson Ahedor +
(Michaux) Wettstein +
Monniera rotundifolia +
Round leaf water-hyssop +
Alta. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, introduced in Europe (Greece +  and Spain). +
0–2300 m. +
In water or on mud in lakes, ponds, pools, in and around marshes and ditches, ephemeral pools on rock outcrops. +
Flowering May–Nov. +
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. +
Weedy +, Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Bacopa nobsiana +, B. simulans +, Bramia rotundifolia +  and Macuillamia rotundifolia +
Bacopa rotundifolia +
species +