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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Gratiola lutea   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola aurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-07-003:

Gratiola aurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Gratiola aurea

 

COMMON NAME:
Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop


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image of Gratiola lutea, Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_grau_001_lvd

        

image of Gratiola lutea, Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgaurea_wac1

June        

Leaf width intermediate between G. ramosa (1-2mm) & G. neglecta (2-12mm), per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Gratiola lutea, Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgaurea_wac2

June        

image of Gratiola lutea, Yellow Hedge-hyssop, Golden-pert, Golden Hedge-hyssop

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgaurea_wac3

June        

Flowers long-stalked in leaf axils, 2-lipped with lower lip 3-lobed, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Gratiola lutea   FAMILY Plantaginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gratiola aurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-07-003:
Gratiola aurea   FAMILY Scrophulariaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gratiola aurea

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2483

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: blackwater river banks, pondcypress savannas in Carolina bays, other acidic wetlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Clear golden yellow
Bisexual
5 sepals
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla (apparently 4-lobed, but the upper two lobes are fused)
2 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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