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Plantaginaceae
Scoparia

not marked as a favorite taxon Scoparia dulcis Linnaeus. Common name: Goat-weed, Sweet-broom, Licorice-weed. Phenology: (Jan-) Apr-Nov (-Dec). Habitat: Marshes, wet hammocks, flatwoods, river sandbars, roadsides, disturbed places, rather weedy and the original distribution unclear. Distribution: S. SC south to s. FL, west to e. and s. TX, south to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, Fl6, FNA17, GW2, K4, Mex, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, Pennell (1935). Basionym: Scoparia dulcis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Scoparia dulcis - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Scoparia dulcis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Scoparia dulcis© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Scoparia dulcis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Scoparia dulcis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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