Mecardonia procumbens
baby jump-up, baby jumpup
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
serrate, serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, obovate, obtuse, oval, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
March - November
Height (meters)
0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Field Characters
Obligate in mud. Teeth only near tip of leaf. Upright with square stems. Look alikes: Phyla, Mecardonia acuminata- purple flower, hairs on stem, Gratiola- toothed along entire leaf.
Habitat
In mud and water of ditches, lagoons, ponds and steams, and in moist soils of depressions.