Bacopa Aublet. Common name: Water-hyssop.
A genus of about 50 species, herbs (mostly aquatic or at least wetland), of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions of the Old and New Worlds.
References: Ahedor (2019a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019); Fernald (1942a); Pennell (1935); Schuyler (1989); Tippery et al. (2024). Show full citations.
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© Richard & Teresa Ware | Bacopa caroliniana CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Bacopa rotundifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Jay Horn | Bacopa innominata source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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