Physostegia angustifolia Fernald. Common name: Narrowleaf Dragonhead, Narrowleaf Obedient-plant. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Calcareous openings, glades, prairies, bottomlands. Distribution: Sw. GA and AL west to KS and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NcTx, Tx, Cantino (1982); = n/a — C. Basionym: Physostegia angustifolia Fernald 1943
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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