Scoparia dulcis
licorice weed, bitterbroom, riceweed, sweetbroom, sweet broomwart
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite, whorled, verticillate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate, subentire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate, rhombic
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
blue, purple, white
Flower Petals
4
Flower Month
April - November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Habitat
Open woods, roadsides, waste places.