ROUND-LEAF WATER-HYSSOP
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Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx. ) Wettst.
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| (photo by Craig Freeman) |
| Perennial |
| Height: 2.5-16 inches |
| Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family |
| Flowering Period: June, July, August, September |
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| Stems: | | Plants pilose to hispid; aquatic or terrestrial.
Stems spreading to ascending, branched. | | Leaves: | | Cauline, opposite; petiole absent; blade broadly obovate to round, .6 to 1.2 inch long, .4 to 1.2 inch wide, margins entire. | | Inflorescences: | | Axillary,1-2 flowers per axil. | | Flowers: | | Bisexual; calyx 5-lobed, .12 to .16 inch, lobes ovate; corolla white with yellow throat, funnelform, weakly 2-lipped, not spurred, .2 to .28 inch, abaxial lip 3-lobed, adaxial lip 2-lobed; stamens 4, 2 longer than others, included; style 1; stigma 1. | | Fruits: | | Capsules symmetric, globose; seeds light tan, oblong to ellipsoid, ca. .02 inch. | | Habitat: | | Wet soil, mud, and shallow water in marshes and ponds. | | Distribution: | | Occurs throughout Kansas | | Origin: | | Native | | Comments: | | Bacopa, an aboriginal name, and rotundifolia, round and leaf. |
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| Round-leaf water-hyssop flower |  | | 57 KB | | (photo by Craig Freeman) |
| | Round-leaf water-hyssop leaves |  | | 72 KB | | Baker Wetlands, Douglas County, Kansas |
| | Round-leaf water-hyssop habit |  | | 152 KB | | Baker Wetlands, Douglas County, Kansas |
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