Gratiola neglecta Torr.

Clammy Hedgehyssop

Plantaginaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Genus: Gratiola (Gratiole)

Synonyms

Gratiola neglecta

Related species

Gratiola officinalis L. - Gratiole
Gratiola neglecta Torr. - Clammy Hedgehyssop

Traits


    Highly toxic, 15–40 cm tall. inflorescence: flowers solitary to racemose. flowers: zygomorphic, light-red to whitish. pedicels: shorter than the supporting-leaf. corolla: maximal 12 mm long. stamina: 2, occasionally with 2 sterile staminodia. fruits: schizocarpous ca...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Gratiola neglecta

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Gratiola neglecta

Gratiola neglecta

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in wet habitats

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