Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

Creeping mint (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Meehania

Characteristics

Trailing stems to 6 dm, the erect or ascending flowering stems 1–2 dm; lvs long-petioled, broadly ovate, 3–6 cm, obtuse, shallowly crenate, cordate at base; spikes few-fld, 3–5 cm, the elliptic bracts little surpassing the cal; cal-tube 1 cm, the upper lobes 5–6 mm, the lower two 1 mm shorter; cor ascending, 2.5–3 cm. Rich mt. woods; sw. Pa. and s. O. to Tenn. and N.C.; rep. from Ill. May–July.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

Flower

Meehania cordata flower picture by richard rettig (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Meehania cordata world distribution map, present in Nicaragua and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155825-2
WFO ID wfo-0000239196
COL ID 3YQG9
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Meehania cordata Cedronella cordata Dracocephalum cordatum