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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina verticillata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Conradina verticillata has an odor similar to rosemary, and showy purplish flowers, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina verticillata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Conradina verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina montana
COMMON NAME:
Cumberland Rosemary
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January
Leaves a smooth green on top, woolly gray below, the margins rolled under, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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May
Pinkish-lavender flowers bloom in the upper leaf axils in May and June, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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December
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina verticillata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina verticillata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Conradina verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Conradina montana
363
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Flood-scoured cobble bars of large rivers, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - needle-like
Opposite & fascicled, appearing whorled
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pinkish-lavender
(with darker purple spots lining the throat)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Dark brown
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p090
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p241
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p123
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p219
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p260
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p108
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