Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina canescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina canescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina puberula
COMMON NAME:
Gray Rosemary, Conradina
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January Baldwin County AL
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Flowers are minty-smelling and may be lavender, white or purple, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina canescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina canescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina canescens
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina puberula
362
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub, pine flatwoods, riverine sandbars, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite & fascicled, appearing whorled
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Lavender/White/Purple
(with purple spots on lower lip)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p090
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p256
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p122
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p108
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