Dicerandra modesta is a species of Dicerandra endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge in Central Florida, United States. It is commonly known as blushing scrub balm.[3] It is a listed state and federal endangered species. It is known only from a few populations in Polk County, Florida.[4] It grows in scrub and sand hills.[1]
| Dicerandra modesta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dicerandra |
| Species: | D. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicerandra modesta (Huck) Huck
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dicerandra frutescens ssp. modesta Huck | |
D. modesta grows up to 12 in (30 cm) tall. Leaves are oblong to oblanceolate with a minty fragrance.[3] D. modesta was originally described as a subspecies of D. frutescens.[4] It was suggested as a species in 2008[5] based on molecular phylogenetic data indicating that it was more closely related to D. thinicola and D. immaculata var. immaculata than D. frutescens[6] despite a disjunct distribution and morphological differences.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b NatureServe (5 April 2024). "Dicerandra modesta". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Dicerandra modesta (Huck) Huck". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Hammer, Roger L. (2016). Central Florida Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Lake Wales Ridge, Ocala National Forest, Disney Wilderness Preserve, and More than 60 State Parks and Preserves. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 64. ISBN 9781493022168.
- ^ a b Huck, Robin B. (2001-01-01). "Two New Infraspecific Taxa in Florida Dicerandra (Labiatae)". Novon. 11 (4): 417–420. doi:10.2307/3393153. JSTOR 3393153. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Huck, Robin B. (2008). "DICERANDRA MODESTA (LAMIACEAE): RAISE IN RANK FOR A DISJUNCT PERENNIAL IN A NEW COASTAL CLADE IN FLORIDA". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2 (2): 1163–1164. S2CID 181696130. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Oliveira, Luiz O.; Huck, Robin B.; Gitzendanner, Matthew A.; Judd, Walter S.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Soltis, Pamela S. (2007). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and systematics of Dicerandra (Lamiaceae), a genus endemic to the southeastern United States". American Journal of Botany. 94 (6): 1017–1027. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.6.1017.
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