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§1 Plant

Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst.

vernacular disk waterhyssop — species · Scrophulariaceae


USDA
BARO
GBIF
3171174
Rank
species
disk waterhyssop (Bacopa rotundifolia)
Platephotograph · Keith BradleyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Genus
Bacopa
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1 county across 1 state
Legend Native · 1 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
High
Moisture use
High
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
24–65 in/yr
pH range
5.4–7.8
Root depth
0 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Stoloniferous
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
0.1 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fire resistant
Yes
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Fall
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Fall
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
4,000,000
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1 county across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/BARO ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3171174 ↗

Record version

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