Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

1069
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Phrymaceae
Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya

LESS THAN
PLANTS National Database: Verbenaceae
Phryma leptostachya

LESS THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Phrymaceae
163-01-001
Phryma leptostachya

Common Name:
American Lopseed

Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in bottomland forests, nutrient-rich slopes, in Coastal Plain primarily in places underlain by coquina limestone ("marl") & essentially absent from the more acidic portions of the NC Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora



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Leaves:
Simple
Opposite

Flower:
Summer
Purple/Pink/Lavender/White
4 stamens, attached to corolla tube
Superior ovary

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p088
Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p140
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p162
Wildflowers of Tennessee p216




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image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
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May
Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

 

image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
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July
Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden

 

image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
JK Marlow      jkm080726_023


July
Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden

 

image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
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July
Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden

 

image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
JK Marlow      jkm090711_092


July
Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

 

image of Phryma leptostachya, image of Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya
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July
Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

 

"Look carefully for fruit, as it often hangs on the tree for most of the year. Don't just look up, look down also, and at your feet may be the clue you couldn't reach or see clearly." — George W.D. Symonds, The Tree Identification Book