Bacopa monnieri
COMMON NAME | Aeae, Water hyssop |
TYPE | Groundcover |
FAMILY | Plantaginaceae |
NOTES | The
solitary, axillary, bell-shaped flowers of these creeping, mat-forming,
aquatic or semi-aquatic perennials are borne on slender pedicils. The small,
white flowers are often tinged with blue or pink. The leaves are small, oval
and shiny. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Southern and Eastern India, Australia, Europe,
Africa, Asia, and North and South America |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Found
in a variety of habitats from mud flats, bare sandstone, sand, rocks,
marshes, and brackish stream shores |
WEB SOURCES |
