Bacopa monnieri
(L.) Pennell.
Dense growth of
Bacopa monnieri
Leaves are succulent and opposite
Flowers are five-petaled, white to lilac
Flowers are single, located at the stem nodes
Scientific Name:
Bacopa monnieri
(L.) Pennell.
Common Name: Bacopa, Coastal waterhyssop
Group: Dicot
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort family)
Wetland Indicator Category: OBL
Growth Form: Emergent
Grows in wetlands, muddy shores, sand flats, fresh or brackish shores, ditches
Native