Gratiola lutea Raf.
Gratiola aurea Pursh
Golden hedge-hyssop
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Gratiola aurea Pursh var. obtusa Pennell
Gratiola lutea Raf.
Gratiola lutea Raf.
8/17/2013 · Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 6″ (12 × 14 cm) 
8/17/2013 · Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 6″ (12 × 15 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Plantaginaceae | Plantains |
| Genus | Gratiola | From the Latin gratia, “agreeableness, pleasantness, loveliness,” in reference to its medicinal qualities of these herbs |
| Species | aurea | Golden |
Gratiola aurea description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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