Gratiola virginiana
roundfruit hedgehyssop, virginia hedgehyssop
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire, dentate, serrate, undulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, purple, white
Flower Month
March - August
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, biennial, perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Field Characters
Corolla milk-white to pink tinged to honey colored, sometimes purple lines.
Habitat
Streams, lakes, ponds, bogs, ditches, and low woods.