Family - Scrophulariaceae

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Calyx and pedicel.

White flower.

Close-up of stamens.

Flowering - August - October.

Habitat - Dry, moist, or open woods, bluff ledges, prairies, wet depressions, swampy meadows, borders of standing water, wet thickets.

Origin - Native to U.S.

Other info. - This small but attractive species can be found throughout most of Missouri. The plant can be identified by its thin, branching stems, its opposite, linear leaves, its long, thin pedicels, and its small flowers. The upper lip of the flower arches over the stamens and encloses them.
Flowers of this species are most commonly pink but white flowers are also seen.

Photographs taken off Lee Rd 54, Lee County, AL., 10-2-04.