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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Gratiola neglecta Torr.
clammy hedge-hyssop
Gratiola: from gratia for "grace" or "favor" referring to its supposed medicinal properties
neglecta: neglected or overlooked
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-12" tall forb |
| Flower: | white to yellowish, 5-parted, 1/3" long, irregular shaped, upper lobes nearly united at the top and hairy at the base, lower lobes rounded, 2 stamens; solitary from the leaf axils; blooms May-Oct. |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, widest near or above the middle then toward the base |
| Habitat: | wet; streambanks; in muddy soil |
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