Sophronanthe

Sophronanthe
Sophronanthe pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Sophronanthe
Bentham

Sophronanthe is a small genus of flowering plants in the Veronica family. The two included species are native to the Southeastern United States. These species were recently included in the genus Gratiola, but a study in 2008 showed that there are four distinct groups within Gratiola and resurrected the genus Sophronanthe.[1]

There are two included species:[2]

  • Sophronanthe hispida Bentham ex Lindley – pineland hedge-hyssop
  • Sophronanthe pilosa (Michaux) Small – shaggy hedge-hyssop

References

  1. ↑ Estes, Larry D., "Systematics of Gratiola (Plantaginaceae). " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2008
  2. ↑ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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