Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata

Close-up photos of the opening of the tubular flower of bractless hedge-hyssop as seen in moist riparian soils west of Lakeside Road in the public hunting area of Conboy Lake NWR..........July 16, 2008. Note the numerous gland-tipped hairs on the paired leaves, pedicels and sepals. A pair of bracteoles subtending the sepals (a characteristic of the similar Gratiola neglecta) is lacking in this species. The photo at center shows the 5 sepals of bractless hedge-hyssop. A pair of bracteoles subtending the sepals (a characteristic of the similar Gratiola neglecta) is lacking in this species.

Bractless hedge-hyssop as seen in stock ponds near the east side of Canyon Creek, Soda Springs Unit, Klickitat Wildlife Area........May 21, 2021.

The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem of bractless hedge-hyssop as photographed along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........May 19, 2007.

The photo at left shows bractless hedge-hyssop in wetlands to the north of Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway, Mt. Adams..........June 17, 2007. The photo at right shows bractless hedge-hyssop as photographed along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........May 19, 2007.