Biology:Macbridea caroliniana

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Short description: Species of plant

Macbridea caroliniana
Macbridea caroliniana.jpg
Macbridea caroliniana, North Carolina Botanical Garden

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Macbridea
Species:
M. caroliniana
Binomial name
Macbridea caroliniana
(Walter) S.F.Blake

Macbridea caroliniana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Carolina birds-in-a-nest and Carolina bogmint. It one of only two species in the genus Macbridea, and though distributed over a wider range than Macbridea alba, apparently still quite rare. It occurs in swamp forests of the Atlantic coastal plain, and is documented in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, though undocumented reports exist for Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15339576 entry