NameThatPlant.net: Collinsonia tuberosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Tuberous Horsebalm at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-33-002:

Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Tuberous Horsebalm, Stoneroot, Deepwoods Horsebalm

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-33-002:
Collinsonia tuberosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

2109

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich forests, over calcareous or mafic substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Cream with purplish streaks
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
2 long-exserted stamens (usually)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

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