Collinsonia verticillata

Collinsonia verticillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Collinsonia
Species: C. verticillata
Binomial name
Collinsonia verticillata
Baldw.

Collinsonia verticillata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names stoneroot, early stoneroot, whorled stoneroot, and whorled horse-balm. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in the southeastern states, especially the southern Appalachian Mountains, its distribution extending north to Ohio.[1]

This rhizomatous herb has two to three pairs of leaves and an unbranched inflorescence bearing white, pink, or lavender flowers, each with four stamens.[1]

The plant grows in rich soils in mountain forests. Besides this, very little is known about this species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Collinsonia verticillata. Center for Plant Conservation.

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