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Gratiola hispida
ROUGH HEDGEHYSSOP
Florida native
A frequent small herbaceous plant of dry flatwoods and scrub throughout much of Florida. The range includes Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
The white flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, two lipped with four lobes and a single style. The five sepals are ciliated. This species can be identified by the linear leaves and sessile salverform flowers. The linear leaves are opposite, firm, hairy, with reflexed margins and a grooved underside. Stems are hairy, to 25 cm (10 in.) tall, and rough to the touch.
Gratiola hispida is a member of the Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family.
The Guide to Florida Wildflowers
Walter Kingsley TaylorA guide to 574 wildflowers found in Florida, organized by color with photographs and descriptions of each.
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Each entry includes common names, genus, species and family and a description of the plant with habitat and distribution information, flowering time and other comments.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified:
Jun 21, 2012