Plantaginaceae
Sticky hedgehyssop
Gratiola brevifolia
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Gratiola
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sticky hedgehyssop
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, July to August, October (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Soileau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rich Sommer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.