Plantaginaceae
Round-fruited hedge hyssop
Gratiola virginiana
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Gratiola
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Round-fruited hedge hyssop, Roundfruit hedgehyssop
Synonyms
- Gratiola acuminata Vahl
- Gratiola acuminata Franch. ex Benth.
- Gratiola caroliniensis Pursh
- Gratiola caroliniensis Leconte
- Gratiola mesochora Peattie
- Gratiola missouriana Beck
- Gratiola sphaerocarpa Elliott
- Gratiola virginiana f. acutidens Fernald
- Gratiola virginiana f. virginiana
- Gratiola virginiana var. aestuariorum Pennell
- Gratiola virginiana var. virginiana
- Gratiola virginica L.
- Nibora aquatica Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.