Plantaginaceae
Creeping waterhyssop
Bacopa repens
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Bacopa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 田玄参, 匍匐假马齿苋
- English
- Creeping waterhyssop
Synonyms
- Bacopa cladostyla Chodat ex Eskuche
- Bacopa curtipes Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Bacopa limosa (Pennell) Standl.
- Gratiola parviflora Willd. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
- Gratiola repens Sw.
- Heptas repens (Sw.) Meisn.
- Herpestis obovata Poepp. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
- Herpestis repens (Sw.) Schltdl. & Cham.
- Herpestis repens var. multistriata C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Hydranthelium repens (Sw.) Pennell
- Macuillamia limosa Pennell
- Macuillamia repens (Sw.) Pennell
- Moniera obovata (Poepp. ex Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze
- Moniera repens (Sw.) Kuntze
- Sinobacopa aquatica D.Y.Hong
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: Cheryl Fong, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Stephen Zhu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.