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False Dragonhead

Physostegia purpurea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 3, February 4, March 3, April 5, May 4, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 3, October 3, November 2, December 3.
United States567
Georgia37
North Carolina22
South Carolina6
Alabama2
Louisiana2
Pennsylvania1
Indiana1
Mississippi1

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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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