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Spring Obedient Plant

Physostegia intermedia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 25, February 24, March 27, April 80, May 32, June 16, July 14, August 14, September 17, October 18, November 24, December 23.
United States361
Texas287
Arkansas27
Oklahoma19
Louisiana12
Missouri8
Mississippi4
Tennessee2
Pennsylvania1
Kansas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genusdragonheads and obedient plants · Physostegia

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