Physostegia purpurea

Physostegia purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Synandreae
Genus: Physostegia
Species: Physostegia purpurea

Name

Physostegia purpurea (Walter) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 17: 134 (1915).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Prasium purpureum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 166 (1788).
• Homotypic
  • Dracocephalum purpureum (Walter) E.M.McClint. ex Gleason, Phytologia 4: 24 (1952).
• Heterotypic
  • Dracocephalum obovatum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 86 (1821).
  • Physostegia virginiana var. obovata (Elliott) A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 383 (1878).
  • Physostegia obovata (Elliott) R.K.Godfrey ex Weath., Rhodora 44: 254 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blake, S.F., 1915. Rhodora 17: 134

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Physostegia purpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Physostegia purpurea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Physostegia purpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Apr 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Physostegia purpurea. Published online. Accessed: Apr 10 2022.

Vernacular names

English: eastern false dragonhead

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