Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Miniature Beefsteak-plant at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mosla dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Mosla dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Orthodon dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-35?:
Mosla dianthera FAMILY Lamiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Miniature Beefsteak-plant, Mosla
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3712
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3713
September Greenville County SC
Calyx veins minutely hispid; upper lip reflexed, lower lip erect, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3714
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3716
September Greenville County SC
Becoming a noxious weed in KY, TN, & w. NC, and likely to become more widespread in our area, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3717
September Greenville County SC
Corolla 3.5-4mm, borne 2 per node in a slender terminal spike, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3718
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3742
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3744
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3745
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211003_4065
October Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211003_4065b
October Greenville County SC
Teeth of calyx upper lip ovate-triangular, middle tooth shorter than lateral, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm211014_4320
October Pickens County SC
It resembles Perilla, but... [among other things, much smaller!], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mosla_dianthera_4
October Floyd County GA
Pinhoti Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mosla dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Mosla dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Orthodon dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-35?:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
2945
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Common in GA Mountains, uncommon in NC Mtns & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Invasive Plant Council
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
5-lobed corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
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