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Physostegia

not marked as a favorite taxon Physostegia virginiana (Linnaeus) Bentham ssp. praemorsa (Shinners) Cantino. Common name: Southern Obedient-plant. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Woodlands, glades, seepages, especially over calcareous or mafic rock. Distribution: OH west to n. IL, south to c. NC, n. FL, TX, NM, and Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, K4, Mo3, NcTx, Tn, W, Cantino (1982); = Physostegia praemorsa Shinners — Tx; = Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. arenaria Shimek — C; < Dracocephalum virginianum L. — G, RAB, S; >< Physostegia speciosa (Sweet) Sweet — Il; < Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. — Fl6, GW2, WH3; >< Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. — Il; >< Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. speciosa (Sweet) A.Gray — F; >< Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. virginiana — F. Basionym: Physostegia praemorsa Shinners 1951

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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