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Boggs Lake Hedgehyssop

(Gratiola heterosepala)

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Description

Gratiola heterosepala is a petite annual herb with reddish-green stems a few centimeters tall. The thin stems and small leaves are dotted with hairlike glands. The top of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence producing centimeter long tubular flowers which are yellow with white tips.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Gratiola
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