Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Scoparia L.
LICORICEWEED

Classification

LAMIALES
Scoparia

Citation

SCOPARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 116. 1753.
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TYPE: Scoparia dulcis Linnaeus

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Scoparia dulcis SWEETBROOM; LICORICEWEED Native FAC (NWPL) AD (WAP) FAC (DEP)
Scoparia montevidensis var. glandulifera BROOMWORT Not Native

[Family identification key]

1.  Leaves toothed or entire; corolla white to pale lavender; calyx lobes 4
1.  Leaves usually pinnatifid or pinnately lobed; corolla yellow to orange-yellow; calyx lobes 5

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Kreidek Kreidek Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 225. 1763. TYPE: = Scoparia Linnaeus 1753.