NameThatPlant.net: Collinsonia canadensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Northern Horsebalm at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-33-001:

Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Northern Horsebalm, Citronella, Canada Stoneroot, Canada Horsebalm

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-33-001:
Collinsonia canadensis FAMILY Lamiaceae

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: cove forests, rich forests, especially over calcareous or mafic substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
2 long-exserted stamens (usually)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

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