Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
North America
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Species Plantarum
' (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the ...
'' in 1753.Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names'' volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. . It is in the tribeElsholtzieae, a small tribe of only 5 genera.Raymond M. Harley, Sandy Atkins, Andrey L. Budantsev, Philip D. Cantino, Barry J. Conn, Renée J. Grayer, Madeline M. Harley, Rogier P.J. de Kok, Tatyana V. Krestovskaja, Ramón Morales, Alan J. Paton, and P. Olof Ryding. 2004. "Labiatae" pages 167-275. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor) and Joachim W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' volume VII. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. In order of their number of species, they are '' Elsholtzia'', '' Mosla'', ''Collinsonia'', '' Perilla'', and ''
Perillula
''Perillula'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1875. It contains only one known species, ''Perillula reptans'', endemic to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands
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The circumscription of species in ''Collinsonia'' has been a source of confusion, and many
names
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have been published.''Collinsonia'' At: International Plant Names Index. (see External links below) Some authors have recognized as many as 10 species. In 2006, the genus was revised with only four species recognized.Jess A. Peirson, Philip D. Cantino, and Harvey E. Ballard Jr. 2006. "A Taxonomic Revision of ''Collinsonia'' (Lamiaceae) Based on Phenetic Analyses of Morphological Variation". ''Systematic Botany'' 31(2):398-409. The following list of species follows the World Checklist from Kew Gardens in London.
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Collinsonia anisata
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
Collinsonia canadensis
''Collinsonia canadensis'', commonly called richweed or stoneroot, is a perennial herb in the mint family.
It is native to eastern North America, primarily east of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river a ...
'' L. - Quebec, Ontario, eastern United States
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Collinsonia elsholtzioides
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
Collinsonia glandulosa
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
Collinsonia punctata
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
'' Elliott - southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina
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Collinsonia sinensis
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
'' (Diels) Harley - Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang
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Collinsonia szechuanensis
''Collinsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to East Asia and eastern North America.Alan S. Weakley. "Collinsonia" page 745. In: ''Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia'' (title varying with upd ...
'' (C.Y.Wu) Harley - Sichuan, Yunnan
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Collinsonia verticillata
''Collinsonia verticillata'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names stoneroot, early stoneroot, whorled stoneroot, and whorled horse-balm. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in the southeaster ...
'' Baldwin ex Elliott - eastern United States from Ohio and Virginia south to Alabama