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Scoparia dulcis  L.

Licorice Weed, Goatweed, Scoparia-weed, Sweet-broom

Plants > Angiosperms > Plantaginaceae > ​​Scoparia dulcis

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: dulcis


  • Common names: Licorice Weed, Goatweed, Scoparia-weed, Sweet-broom
  • Thai names: กรดน้ำ krot nam (Bangkok), กระต่ายจามใหญ่ kratai cham yai (Bangkok), กัญชาป่า kancha pa (Prachin Buri), ขัดมอนเทศ khat mon thet (Trang), ขัดมอนเล็ก khat mon lek (Central), ข้างไลดุ khang-lai-du (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ตานซาน tan san (Pattani), เทียนนา thian na (Chanthaburi), ปีกแมงวัน pik maeng wan (Kanchanaburi), มะไฟเดือนห้า ma fai duean ha (Bangkok), ยูกวาดแม่หม้าย yu kwat mae mai (Northern), หญ้าขัด ya khat (Southeastern), หญ้าขัดหิน ya khat hin (Northern), หญ้าจ้าดตู๊ด ya chat tut (Shan-Mae Hong Son), หญ้าพ่ำสามวัน ya-pham-sam-wan (Shan-Mae Hong Son), หญ้าหัวแมงฮุน ya hua maeng hun (Northern), หนวดแมว nuat maeo (Central), หูปลาช่อนตัวผู้ hu pla chon tua phu (Trat)
  • Chinese names: 野甘草 ye gan cao
  • Distribution: Found throughout the tropics and subtropics.
  • Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Scoparia dulcis from Thailand.
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Scoparia dulcis, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Scoparia dulcis, Pai Mae Hong Son, October 2017

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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