Brazilian waterhyssop vs lemon bacopa

Bacopa egensis compared with Bacopa caroliniana

Key Differences

Brazilian waterhyssop is Not Evaluated while lemon bacopa is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian waterhyssop	lemon bacopa
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Plantaginaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus same	Bacopa	Bacopa
Species	Bacopa egensis	Bacopa caroliniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian waterhyssop and lemon bacopa share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bacopa.

View Genus: Bacopa

Conservation Status

Brazilian waterhyssop

NE — Not Evaluated

lemon bacopa

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian waterhyssop	lemon bacopa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian waterhyssop

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

lemon bacopa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brazilian waterhyssop

The Brazilian waterhyssop (Bacopa egensis) is a species in the genus Bacopa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.