Scoparia (plant)

Scoparia
Scoparia dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Gratioleae
Genus:
L.
Synonyms
  • Kreidek Adans.
  • Serruria hirsuta H.Buek ex Meisn.

Scoparia is a genus of mostly tropical plants including Scoparia dulcis known as broom-weed, sweet broom-weed, and licorice weed.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Scoparia:[2]

  • Scoparia aemilii Chodat
  • Scoparia dulcis L.
  • Scoparia elliptica Cham.
  • Scoparia ericacea Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Scoparia hassleriana Chodat
  • Scoparia mexicana R.E.Fr.
  • Scoparia montevidensis (Spreng.) R.E.Fr.
  • Scoparia nudicaulis Chodat & Hassl.
  • Scoparia pentapetala Deble & B.P.Moreira
  • Scoparia pinnatifida Cham.
  • Scoparia plebeia Cham. & Schltdl.


References

  1. ^ Lyons, Albert Brown (1900). [ttps://archive.org/details/plantnamesscient00lyon Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the Correct Botanical Name in Accordance With the Reformed Nomenclature, Together With Botanical and Popular Synonyms]. Detroit, Michigan: Nelson, Baker & Company, Publishers. OCLC 903996906. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Scoparia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-28.