Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri (= Herpestis monnieri, Lysimachia monnieri, Moniera cuneifolia), commonly known as Water Hyssop, Baby Tears, is a perennial.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Bacopa monnieri 11.1 History 11.2 Bacopa monnieri in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Bacopa monnieri was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until 1891, however, that Francis Whittier Pennell reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Water Hyssop is a species in the genus Bacopa (water hyssop) which contains 56 species and belongs to the family of the Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The perennials grow to a height of approximately 0,1 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Bacopa monnieri has simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are oblanceolate with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are tubular. The plants bloom from May to October. The flowers are arranged in clusters.

The fruits are loculicidal capsules.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Bacopa monnieri is native to the Northeast of the US, the Southeast of the US, Florida, Texas, Central America, tropical South America, Iraq, the Malay Archipelago, the Philippines and is naturalized in the Iberian Peninsula.

[edit] Cultivation

The Water Hyssop can withstand temperatures down to -12,2º C.

[edit] Uses

Bacopa monnieri is used medicinally.

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Bacopa monnieri

[edit] History

[edit] Bacopa monnieri in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

More pictures of Bacopa monnieri in the

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Bacopa monnierifr:Bacopa monnieri