Capraria biflora L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Scrophulariaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems 3-9 dm. tall, branching, sometimes pubescent. Leaves oblanceolate, cuneate or oblong, 1-4 cm. long, acute, sharply serrate above the middle; pedicels solitary or 2 together, shorter than the leaves; sepals linear-lanceolate to linear-subulate, 4-6 mm. long; corolla about 1 cm. long, the tube campanulate, the lobes lanceolate, about as long as the tube; capsules oval or ovalovoid, about as long as the sepals.
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Distribution
Roadsides, waste grounds and costal dunes. Abaco and Andros to Grand Turk, Ambergris Cay and Inagua : Bermuda; Florida, Texas, south through continental tropical America ; West Indies. Goat-weed. Stow-weed.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Bermuda South America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| West Indies|