Physostegia parviflora Nutt.

Western false dragonhead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Physostegia

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 20-60 cm tall. The leaves can have teeth around the edge. The flowers are purple and occur singly in the axils.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Physostegia parviflora world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Physostegia parviflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195676-2
WFO ID wfo-0000273060
COL ID 4HJJM
BDTFX ID 42798
INPN ID 108711
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Synonyms

Physostegia nuttallii Physostegia parviflora Moldavica parviflora Dracocephalum nuttallii Physostegia imbricata Physostegia virginiana var. parviflora