Conradina verticillata Jennison

Cumberland false rosemary (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Conradina

Characteristics

Diffusely branched shrub to 5 dm, rooting below, bearing short, 2-lvd branches in most axils, the lvs therefore appearing whorled; lvs linear, 1–2 cm, revolute, green and glabrous above, finely gray-tomentose beneath; fls 1–3 in several upper axils, on pedicels 3 mm; cal glandular-hirsutulous, 7–8 mm, the lobes of the lower lip slightly surpassing the upper; cor lavender or pink, spotted within, 15–18 mm. Sandy riverbanks in the Cumberland Mts.; e. Ky. and e. Tenn. May, June. (C. montana)
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A low shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are needle like. The flowers are purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves are occasionally used as flavouring in soups and stews.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Conradina verticillata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64437-2
WFO ID wfo-0000921068
COL ID XV4D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Conradina montana Conradina verticillata