Mecardonia procumbens
Baby Jump Up
Also known as: Bacopa chamaedryoides (Kunth) Wettst. +18 more
- Bacopa chamaedryoides (Kunth) Wettst.
- Bacopa chamaedryoides Cook & Coll.
- Bacopa chamaedryoides f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl.
- Bacopa chamaedryoides var. microphylla (Schmidt) Angely
- Bacopa chamaedryoides var. peduncularis (Benth.) M.C.Matz.
- Bacopa chamaedryoides var. peduncularis Metz, 1934
- Bacopa dianthera (Sw.) Descole & Borsini
- Bacopa divaricata (J.A.Schmidt) Loefgr. & Edwall
- Bacopa herniarioides (Cham.) Wettst.
- Bacopa montevidensis (Spreng.) Herter & Melch.
- Bacopa peduncularis (Benth.) Standl.
- Bacopa procumbens (Mill.) Greenm.
- Bacopa procumbens var. peduncularis (Benth.) Fernald
- Bacopa procumbens var. schottii Greenm.
- Bacopa procumbens var. tenuis (Small) Fernald
- Bacopa tenella (Cham. & Schltdl.) Edwall
- Bacopa tenuis (Small) Standl.
- Erinus procumbens Mill.
- Herpestes chamaedryoides Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Plantaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Mecardonia procumbens (commonly known as Baby Jump-Up) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Plantaginaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, East Himalaya, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Nauru, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tanzania
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms