Scoparia

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Scoparia L.
PLANTAGINACEAE
LICORICEWEED
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Classification
LAMIALES
Scoparia
Citation
SCOPARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 116. 1753.
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TYPE: Scoparia dulcis Linnaeus
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

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
Identification Key
1.  Leaves toothed or entire; corolla white to pale lavender; calyx lobes 4
S. dulcis
1.  Leaves usually pinnatifid or pinnately lobed; corolla yellow to orange-yellow; calyx lobes 5
S. montevidensis var. glandulifera
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Kreidek Kreidek Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 225. 1763. TYPE: = Scoparia Linnaeus 1753.