Collinsonia | |
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C. canadensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
Tribe: | Elsholtzieae |
Genus: | Collinsonia Linnaeus |
Type species | |
Collinsonia canadensis Linnaeus |
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Species | |
Collinsonia anisata |
Collinsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is endemic to eastern North America.[1] It was named for the English botanist Peter Collinson (1694–1768) by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753.[2] It is in the tribe Elscholtzieae, a small tribe of only 5 genera.[3] In order of their number of species, they are Elscholtzia, Mosla, Collinsonia, Perilla, and Perillula.
The circumscription of species in Collinsonia has been a source of confusion, and many names have been published.[4] Some authors have recognized as many as 10 species. In 2006, the genus was revised with only four species recognized.[5]