Gratiola floridana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Gratiola |
| Species: | G. floridana
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Gratiola floridana, the Florida hedge hyssop, is a species of annual forb native to the southeast United States. It grows in wet areas.[1][2][3]
It reaches between 0 and 1 foot in height, and possesses white to pink-colored flowers.[4] G. floridana can be found along stream banks, in blackwater swamps, and in spring runs.[5]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in six states of the Southeast United States (Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee) but is endangered or vulnerable in all but Florida and Alabama.[6] [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin".
- ^ "Florida Hedge Hyssop (Gratiola floridana)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Gratiola floridana - FNA".
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "University of Tennessee Herbarium - TENN | the University of Tennessee, Knoxville".
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