Mecardonia 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]

Mecardonia procumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References
  1. Anderson, P. J (2016). "TRI-OLOGY 55(1): Botany Section". In Anderson, P. J; Hodges, G. S (eds.). Mecardonia procumbens (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Mecardonia procumbens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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" (PDF). Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 36 (1): 61–64. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Mecardonia procumbens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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