Bacopa rotundifolia
disk water-hyssop, wet waterhyssop, disc waterhyssop, disk waterhyssop
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
clasping
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
obovate, cuneate, suborbicular
Growth Form
forb, floating aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
white, yellow
Flower Month
June - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Opposite, rounded and clasping leaves. Flower white with yellow throat, 8-10 mm long.
Habitat
Mud, water, around lakes, pools, ditches, and ponds.