Samolus ebracteatus

Samolus ebracteatus, the limewater brookweed,^[2] is a plant species known to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and to the United States (Florida, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico). It is found in wetlands, including seashore salt marshes, and near springs and intermittent rivers in desert areas.^[3][4]

Samolus ebracteatus
Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Samolus
Species:	S. ebracteatus
Binomial name
Samolus ebracteatus Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Samodia ebracteata (Kunth) Baudo Samolus alyssoides A. Heller Samolus cuneatus Small Samolus ebracteatus subsp. alyssoides (A. Heller) R. Knuth Samolus ebracteatus subsp. cuneatus (Small) R. Knuth Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus (Small) Henrickson

Samolus ebracteatus is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. Pinkish or white flowers are borne in a terminal raceme.^[5][6][7][8]

The species is quite variable, with some recognizing 5 varieties^[9] and others not recognizing any subspecific taxa.^[10]