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Lemon Bacopa Bacopa caroliniana Photo by: Roger L. Hammer

Lemon Bacopa is a small creeping herb that is common in freshwater wetlands and ponds of South Eastern United States. It has been used as a groundcover along the edges of ponds for habitat restoration; its presence lengthens the ecotone between land and water, creating habitat. It grows in mat-like clumps and reaches 6 inches in height. Lemon Bacopa requires lots of sun and wet, sandy, or calcareous soils. It is also tolerant of seasonal inundation by freshwater. It has been shown to take phosphorus and nitrogen more efficiently than grasses in inundated marsh communities. When crushed, its leaves have a strong scent of lemon.


 * Work Cited**

Gann, G. D., M.E. Abdo, J.W. Gann, G.D. Gann, Sr., S.W. Woodmansee, K.A. Bradley, E. Grahl and K.N. Hines (2005). Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop Retrieved 4/20/12 from http://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Bacocaro

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Terry, W. S., & Tanner, G. W. (1986). Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations within Freshwater Marsh Plant Species. //Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 3//(3), 347-358.