''Dicerandra odoratissima'', commonly known as the rose balm, is a species of ''

Dicerandra ''Dicerandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family. ''Dicerandra'' comprises 11 species: six perennial and five annual species. The perennials have narrow ranges in Central Florida with small population sizes and only occur on ancie ...

'' native to the Southeastern Coastal Plain, with a geographic range that extends from eastern Georgia to southern

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. Kral (1982) originally suggested that this species was so distinct from the remaining members of the genus that it should be placed in a separate section or a distinct genus. Today, ''D. odoratissima'' and its close relative '' D. radfordiana'' are members of the '' Lecontea clade''.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15314680 odoratissima Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status