Biology:Collinsonia verticillata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Collinsonia verticillata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Collinsonia |
| Species: | C. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Collinsonia verticillata Baldw.
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Collinsonia verticillata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names stoneroot, early stoneroot, whorled stoneroot, and whorled horse-balm. It is native to the United States , where it occurs in the southeastern states, especially the southern Appalachian Mountains, its distribution extending north to Ohio.[2]
This rhizomatous herb has two to three pairs of leaves and an unbranched inflorescence bearing white, pink, or lavender flowers, each with four stamens.[2]
The plant grows in rich soils in mountain forests. Besides this, very little is known about this species.[2]
References
- ↑ Collinsonia verticillata NatureServe
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Collinsonia verticillata. Center for Plant Conservation.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5147450 entry
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