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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dicerandra linearifolia +   FAMILY Lamiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dicerandra linearifolia +   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Dicerandra linearifolia +

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dicerandra linearifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
coastal plain balm


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image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_d_linearifolia_linear

August        

Dicerandra linearifolia var. linearifolia

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_ac4

November        

Corolla tube geniculate; superior corolla lobe a lobed, flaring standard, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_ac6

November        

Plant quite aromatic, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_ac9

November        

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_lorrr1

November        

Leaves linear or narrowly rhombic, revolute or not - depending on variety, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_lors21

November        

Pollen bright yellow, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Dicerandra linearifolia +, coastal plain balm

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdlinearifolia_lors24

November        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dicerandra linearifolia +   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dicerandra linearifolia +   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dicerandra linearifolia +

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dicerandra linearifolia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2422

Forb
Annual

Look for it in sandhills & flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White to light lavender (upper lip lined & spotted)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed funnelform corolla
Stamens exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!



 


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