Gratiola neglecta is a species of flowering plant known by the common name clammy hedgehyssop. It is native to much of North America, including most all of the United States and the southern half of Canada.[1][2] It is generally found in moist to wet habitat. This is an unobtrusive annual herb producing a glandular stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The lance-shaped to oval leaves are arranged oppositely about the stem. They are up to 5 centimeters long and sometimes toothed along the edges. The inflorescence is a raceme of nearly cylindrical tubular whitish flowers each about a centimeter long. At the base of each flower is a fringe of five pointed sepals. The fruit is a spherical capsule about half a centimeter wide.
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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. neglecta
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References
edit- ^ Estes, Dwayne; Small, Randall L. (2007). "TWO NEW SPECIES OF GRATIOLA (PLANTAGINACEAE) FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA AND AN UPDATED CIRCUMSCRIPTION FOR GRATIOLA NEGLECTA". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1 (1): 149–170. ISSN 1934-5259.
- ^ "Clammy Hedgehyssop (Gratiola neglecta) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". FWS.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment
- MissouriPlants Photo Profile Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Illinois Wildflowers Profile
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