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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dicerandra odoratissima
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Rose Dicerandra at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dicerandra odoratissima
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dicerandra odoratissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-21-001:
Dicerandra odoratissima FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dicerandra odoratissima
COMMON NAME:
Rose Dicerandra, Rose Balm, Harper’s Scrub-balm
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdodoratissima_pc2
November Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Upper lobe hoodlike, stamens and style arching under the hooded upper lobe, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdodoratissima_pc6
November Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Odor of fresh plant cinnamon-like, spicy, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dicerandra odoratissima
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dicerandra odoratissima
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dicerandra odoratissima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-21-001:
Dicerandra odoratissima
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dicerandra odoratissima
2423
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed tubular corolla
4 stamens, included or slightly exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grayish-brown
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p275
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p327
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p121
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p163
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p082
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