Plantaginaceae
Tropical waterhyssop
Bacopa innominata
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Bacopa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical waterhyssop
Synonyms
- Bacopa cyclophylla Fernald
- Bacopa stragula Fernald
- Conobea innominata M.Gómez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.