Dicerandra linearifolia

Dicerandra linearifolia, or coastal plain balm,[1] is a species of Dicerandra native to the Southeastern Coastal Plain, United States.

Dicerandra linearifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicerandra
Species:
D. linearifolia
Binomial name
Dicerandra linearifolia
(Elliott) Benth.

It is the species of Dicerandra with the widest distribution, spreading from Alabama in the west to southern Georgia in the east, and south to the Florida Panhandle. Its range ends abruptly in the pine barrens ecosystem located along the Fall Line in southwestern Georgia.

There are two varieties of D. linearifolia: D. linearifolia var. linearifolia, and D. linearifolia var. robustior. Both are native to sand hill habitats.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Dicerandra linearifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ Huck, Robin B. (2007-12-01). "Clarification of the type locality of dicerandra linearifolia (labiatae)". Rhodora. 109 (940): 387–394. doi:10.3119/0035-4902(2007)109[387:COTTLO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0035-4902.