PLANTS Profile for Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana (obedient plant)

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Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana
obedient plant

Symbol:

PHVIV

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

Photo of Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

Dracocephalum virginianum

©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

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Synonyms:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

	DRDE5	Dracocephalum denticulatum Aiton
	DRFO	Dracocephalum formosius (Lunell) Rydb.
	DRVI3	Dracocephalum virginianum L.
	PHDE6	Physostegia denticulata (Aiton) Britton
	PHFO4	Physostegia formosior Lunell
	PHSP4	Physostegia speciosa (Sweet) Sweet
	PHVIE2	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. elongata B. Boivin
	PHVIF	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. formosior (Lunell) B. Boivin
	PHVIG	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. granulosa (Fassett) Fernald
	PHVIS2	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. var. speciosa (Sweet) A. Gray

Distribution:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 12 species in Physostegia, 2 subspecies in Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.

Classification:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Physostegia Benth. – lionsheart
Species	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. – obedient plant
Subspecies	Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana – obedient plant

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Rhode Island:
Physostegia virginiana
false dragonhead		Special Concern
Vermont:
Physostegia virginiana
obedience		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

Physostegia virginiana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC+,OBL

FAC+

FACW

OBL

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ssp. virginiana

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196102.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:41 AM CDT