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.