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by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Gratiola aurea Pursh |
| Common
name: |
golden hedgehyssop
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| Synonomy: |
| Gratiola aurea Pursh var. obtusa Pennel |
| Gratiola lutea Raf. |
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| Group: |
Dicot
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| Family: |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb
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| Duration: |
Perennial
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| Origin: | Native |
| Plant
height: |
3-15"
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| Foliage: |
leaves linear, lanceolate, oblong or ovate, somewhat clasping, entire or slightly toothed, opposite pairs.
a creeping plant with fleshy stolons.
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| Flower
color: |
yellow |
| Flower
size: |
1/2" across, tubular at the base with 4 petal lobes; the top 2 lobes are fused into a dorsal, flat hood. |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
early July to late August, sporadically into September |
| Habitat: |
damp or muddy spots; wet, brackish, sand and mud of marshes, intertidal zones of coastal streams; wet woods, ditches (Hough 169) |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
inner coastal plain and Delaware bay shore |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
Gratiols, diminutive of gratia, grace or favor, from supposed medicinal properties; aurea, golden
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