Gratiola viscidula Pennell. Viscid Hedge-hyssop, Short’s Hedge-hyssop. Phen: May-Nov. Hab: Bogs, marshes, beaver ponds, wet areas, ditches, margins of Coastal Plain ponds. Dist: DE, MD and e. VA, south to c. SC and ne. GA; disjunct in s. OH, WV, e. TN, MO, and ne. FL
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Spooner (1984) studied infraspecific taxa recognized in G. viscidula and determined that they did not warrant recognition.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl6, FNA17, GW2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Gratiola viscida Schwein.; > Gratiola viscidula Pennell var. "shortii" – G; > Gratiola viscidula Pennell var. "viscidula" – G; > Gratiola viscidula Pennell ssp. shortii Pennell – Pennell (1935); > Gratiola viscidula Pennell ssp. typica Pennell – Pennell (1935)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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