NameThatPlant.net: Conradina verticillata

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

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

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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

COMMON NAME:
Cumberland Rosemary

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina verticillata FAMILY Lamiaceae

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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

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