Bacopa rotundifolia

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Bacopa rotundifolia

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Bacopa
Species: B. rotundifolia
Binomial name
Bacopa rotundifolia
(Michx.) Wettst.
Synonyms

Bacopa nobsiana
Bacopa simulans
Bramia rotundifolia
Hydranthelium rotundifolium
Macuillamia rotundifolia

Bacopa rotundifolia is a species of water hyssop known as the disk water hyssop or round-leafed water hyssop, due to the shape of its leaves. This is an aquatic plant native to water bodies of the central United States and well-known in other areas as an invasive weed of waterways. The round leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters wide and each has six longitudinal veins. The plant produces yellow-throated white flowers.

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