Collinsonia verticillata

Collinsonia verticillata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names stoneroot, early stoneroot, whorled stoneroot, and whorled horse-balm. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in the southeastern states, especially the southern Appalachian Mountains, its distribution extending north to Ohio.[2]

Collinsonia verticillata

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Collinsonia
Species:
C. verticillata
Binomial name
Collinsonia verticillata

This rhizomatous herb has two to three pairs of leaves and an unbranched inflorescence bearing white, pink, or lavender flowers, each with four stamens.[2]

The plant grows in rich soils in mountain forests. Besides this, very little is known about this species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Collinsonia verticillata NatureServe
  2. ^ a b c Collinsonia verticillata. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
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