Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Physostegia purpurea
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Savanna Obedient-plant at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physostegia purpurea
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-13-002:
Dracocephalum purpureum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Obedient-plant, Eastern False Dragonhead
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_purpurea_2_c
August
Erect, square-stemmed perennial more than 3' tall w showy 1" long corollas, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_purpurea_cropped
November
The stem tends to hold its position if bent, hence its "obedience", per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Physostegia purpurea
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physostegia purpurea
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-13-002:
Dracocephalum purpureum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae