Biology:Mecardonia procumbens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Mecardonia procumbens
Mecardonia procumbens habit.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Mecardonia
Species:
M. procumbens
Binomial name
Mecardonia procumbens
(Mill.) Small (1903)
Synonyms

Bacopa procumbens

Mecardonia procumbens (also known as yellow-flowered waterhyssop[1]), common name baby jump-up,[2] is an annual or perennial herb native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It has become widely spread in warmer regions worldwide, and is now naturalised on all continents except Antarctica, in addition to most islands with suitable climates.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. Anderson, P. J (2016). "TRI-OLOGY 55(1): Botany Section". in Anderson, P. J; Hodges, G. S. Mecardonia procumbens. p. 4. https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/70090/file/Triology_Jan-March%202015.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2021. 
  2. "Mecardonia procumbens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEPR. Retrieved 29 June 2015. 
  3. Souza, Vinícius Castro (1997). "Studies on the delimitation of Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small (Scrophulariaceae)". Acta Botanica Brasilica 11 (2): 181–189. doi:10.1590/S0102-33061997000200008. 
  4. Chen, Shih-Huei, and Ming-Jou Wu (2001) "Notes on two newly naturalized plants in Taiwan." Taiwania–Taipei– 46 (1): 85-92.
  5. Yakandawala, Deepthi; Yakandawala, Kapila (2007). "Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small, an addition to the Sri Lankan Scrophulariaceae Juss.". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 36 (1): 61–64. http://www.pdn.ac.lk/cjsbs/text/text36.1.6.pdf. Retrieved 14 May 2013. 
  6. "Mecardonia procumbens". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Mecardonia_procumbens.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5791857 entry