Plantaginaceae

Water hyssop

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Bacopa

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Water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (36)

Arabic: باكوبا منيرة, ألونسوة مهلبة, الونسة مهلّبة, زهرة القناع المهلّبة
arz: باكوبا منيره
Assamese: ব্ৰাহ্মী শাক
Bangla: ব্রাহ্মী, আধাবিরানি, ধূপকামিনী, ব্রাহ্মিশাক, ব্রাহ্মীশাক
Burmese: ပြုံးမွှေးပင်
Chinese: 假馬齒莧, 假马齿苋, 過長沙, 白花猪母菜, 百克爬草, 过长沙
Czech: Bakopa drobnolistá
English: Water hyssop, Brahmi, Herb of grace, Thyme-leafed gratiola, Coastal waterhyssop, Indian pennywort, Waterhyssop
Estonian: Sasi-vesikaak
Filipino: Ulasimang-aso
Finnish: Pikkubakopa, Pikkurasvalehti
German: Kleines Fettblatt
Greek: Μπακόπα του Μονιέ
Hebrew: פשטה שרועה
Hindi: ब्राह्मी जड़ी बूटी, ब्रम्हमाण्डुकी, ब्राम्हीभेद, ब्राह्मी
Igbo: Brahmi, Herb of grace, Indian pennywort, Thyme-leafed gratiola, Water hyssop, Waterhyssop
Indonesian: Brahmi
Japanese: オトメアゼナ
Kannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ
Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മി, നീർബ്രഹ്മി
Marathi: ब्राम्ही
Nepali: जलब्राह्मी
new: ब्राह्मी
Persian: ناز باتلاقی
Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮੀ
Russian: Бакопа Монье
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, अश्वत्थः
shn: တူၼ်ႈယႃႈဢေးလူ
Slovak: Bakopa drobnolistá
Slovenian: Bacopa
Spanish: Herpestes monnieria, Herpestris monnieria
Swedish: Litet tjockblad
Tamil: நீர்ப்பிரமி
Telugu: నీటిబ్రాహ్మీ
Thai: พรมมิ
Vietnamese: Rau đắng biển

Synonyms

Allocalyx microphylla Cordem.
Alonsoa hirsuta (Spreng.) Steud.
Anisocalyx limnanthiflorus (L.) Hance
Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia (Michx.) Fernald
Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia Michx.
Bacopa monnieria (L.) Hayata & Matsum.
Bacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia (Michx.) Fernald
Bramia indica Lam.
Bramia monnieri (L.) Drake
Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell
Calytriplex obovata Ruiz & Pav.
Capraria monnieria Roxb.
Gratiola monnieri (L.) L.
Gratiola monnieria L.
Gratiola portulacacea Weinm.
Gratiola tetrandra Stokes
Habershamia cuneifolia (Michx.) Raf.
Hemimeris hirsuta Spreng.
Herpestis africana (Pers.) Steud.
Herpestis brownei Steud.
Herpestis calytriplex Steud.
Herpestis cuneifolia (Michx.) Pursh
Herpestis monnieri (L.) Rothm.
Herpestis monnieri (L.) Kunth
Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth
Herpestis moranensis Kunth
Herpestis pedunculosa Steud.
Herpestis procumbens Spreng.
Herpestis spathulata Blume
Hydrotrida beccabunga Willd.
Limosella calycina Forssk.
Lysimachia monnieri L.
Moniera africana Pers.
Moniera brownei Pers.
Moniera cuneifolia Michx.
Moniera monnieri (L.) Britton
Moniera pedunculosa Pers.
Monniera africana Pers.
Monniera brownei Pers.
Monniera cuneifolia Michx.

and 5 more.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 1,119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zack Abbey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.