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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Miniature Beefsteak-plant at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Orthodon dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-35?:
Mosla dianthera FAMILY Lamiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Miniature Beefsteak-plant, Mosla
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3712
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3713
September Greenville County SC
Calyx veins minutely hispid; upper lip reflexed, lower lip erect, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3714
September Greenville County SC
Teeth of calyx upper lip ovate-triangular, middle tooth shorter than lateral, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3716
September Greenville County SC
Becoming a noxious weed in KY, TN, & w NC; expect to become more widespread, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3717
September Greenville County SC
Corolla 3.5-4mm, borne 2 per node in a slender terminal spike, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3718
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3742
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3744
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210919_3745
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211014_4320
October Pickens County SC
It resembles Perilla, but... [among other things, much smaller!], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mosla_dianthera_4
October Floyd County GA
Pinhoti Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Orthodon dianthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-35?:
Mosla dianthera
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
2945
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Invasive Plant Council
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Lavender
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped calyx
5-lobed corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!