Gratiola virginiana L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Scrophulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Gratiola virginiana L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Annual; stem 1–4 dm, glabrous or nearly so; lvs sessile, lanceolate to oblong, elliptic, or oblanceolate, 2–4 cm, narrowed to the base; pedicels stout, erect, 1–4(–10) mm; bractlets closely subtending and about equaling the cal; sep narrowly lanceolate, 4–6 mm; cor white, marked with purple lines internally, 8–12 mm; fr 5–9 mm; 2n=16. Wet woods; N.J. to O., Ill., and Io., s. to Fla. and Tex. May.