Bacopa rotundifolia
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Bacopa rotundifolia is a species of water hyssop
Bacopa
Bacopa is a genus of 70 - 100 aquatic plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is commonly known as Waterhyssop .-Description:They are annual or perennial, decumbent or erect stemmed plants...

 known as the disk water hyssop or round-leafed water hyssop, due to the shape of its leaves. This is an aquatic plant
Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as hydrophytes or aquatic macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is...

 native to water bodies of the central United States and well-known in other areas as an invasive weed of waterways. The round leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters wide and each has six longitudinal veins. The plant produces yellow-throated white flowers. The plant is in bloom during the fall, its fruit/seed abundance is medium and its seed spread rate is slow. The plant has no commercial use.

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