Physostegia angustifolia

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	LAMIACEAE
Species:	Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
Common Name:	Narrowleaf Obedient Plant; Narrowleaf False Dragonhead; Triangle Lion's Heart
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	Narrowleaf Obedient Plant is a native herbaceous perennial in the Mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to the Black Belt region of central Alabama and adjacent areas underlain by limestone. Narrowleaf Obedient Plant occurs in prairies, along streams, in cedar glades, and in roadside ditches. It is a perennial with a short erect caudex and short lateral rhizomes. Stems are erect, unbranched below the inflorescence, 3-5 feet in height, green in color, glabrous, and 4-angled. Leaves are opposite, sessile and clasping the stem, lanceolate in outline, glabrous, and sharply serrate. Flowers are produced in terminal racemes. The axis of the raceme is densely pubescent. The calyx is green and 5 lobed. The corolla is 2-lipped. The upper lip is un-lobed; the lower lip is 3-lobed. The corolla is pale pink to white with spots of purple on the lower corolla lobes and faint purple lines within. The fruit is a 3-angled nutlet. Narrowleaf Obedient Plant is available from some native plant nurseries. It prefers a moist clayey soil in full sun. Members of this genus are commonly called obedient plants because individual flowers will temporarily remain in a new position if reoriented.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	LAMIACEAE - Mint family
Genus	Physostegia
Species	Physostegia angustifolia Fernald - Narrowleaf Obedient Plant; Narrowleaf False Dragonhead; Triangle Lion's Heart

Citation

Citation	Physostegia angustifolia Fernald, Rhodora 45(539): 462–463, pl. 785, f. 2–7. 1943.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1877 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UNA00040029	Greene	06 Jun 1967	Naugle, Helen E. G 348	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
SAMF0004879	Perry	22 May 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5233	SAMF Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000032113	Montgomery	23 May 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21353	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0009501	Montgomery	11 May 2006	Coleman, Martin E. s.n.	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
JSU139942	Greene	22 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP1017	JSU Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000006545	Dallas	04 Jun 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2921	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00058077	Fayette	14 Jun 2002	Keener, Brian R. 2191	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00064888	Dallas	04 Jun 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2921	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
AUA_ACC_70851	Sumter	31 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6078	AUA Physostegia Angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040037	Perry	15 May 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2081	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0048065	Russell	04 Jun 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3973	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000043030	Lamar	14 Jun 2014	England, J. Kevin 4941	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0034572	Pickens	07 Jun 1996	Kral, Robert 85962	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0054087	Macon	26 May 2022	Soehren, Eric C. 710	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0014006	Russell	20 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24257	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0056833	Lamar	19 Jun 2023	England, Kevin J. 13772	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
AUA_ACC_71220	Lowndes	22 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP982	AUA Physostegia Angustifolia Fern.
TROY000037596	Barbour	28 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24258	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0035466	Lamar	13 Jul 2017	England, J. Kevin 8188	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000035585	Macon	22 Jun 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23135	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0013976	Barbour	28 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24258	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00040031	Hale	21 Jun 1966	Williams, Norris H. 317	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
SAMF0004878	Shelby	13 Sep 1988	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2591	SAMF Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0033820	Dallas	17 May 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8867	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0019692	Montgomery	20 Jun 1992	Kral, Robert 80962	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
TROY000040877	Pickens	27 Jun 2013	Keener, Brian R. 7995	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0009202	Greene	11 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4603	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
TROY000035375	Hale	15 Jun 2008	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12973	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00022824	Greene	08 Jun 1993	Haynes, Chris G. s.n.	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0006496	Dallas	04 Jun 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2921	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040032	Hale	21 Jun 1966	Williams, Norris H. 317	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040357	Pickens	12 Jul 1969	Kral, Robert 35441	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
USAM000007798	Lamar	27 Jun 1970	Kral, Robert 39783	USAM Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00040034	Tuscaloosa	01 Jun 1977	Cox, Cathy 38	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0001057	Sumter	31 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6078	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
SAMF0004882	Dallas	19 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7269	SAMF Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00068687	Hale	23 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4469	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
TROY000034071	Marengo	30 May 2010	England, J. Kevin 2419	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0014985	Bullock	06 Jun 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1628	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000034913	Lowndes	23 May 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23056	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0010249	Dallas	19 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7269	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00050715	Barbour	14 Jun 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10673	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040362	Bibb	28 Jul 1877	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
AUA_ACC_71219	Greene	22 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP1017	AUA Physostegia Angustifolia Fern.
TROY000037269	Montgomery	14 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24253	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0015440	Lamar	14 Jun 2014	England, J. Kevin 4941	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00040036	Hale	28 May 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2306	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0052237	Pickens	23 Jun 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10232	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
AUA_ACC_70583	Hale	15 Jun 2008	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12973	AUA Physostegia Angustifolia Fern.
ALNHS00001973	Lowndes	22 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#982	ALNHS Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040356	Lamar	27 Jun 1970	Kral, Robert 39783	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0002687	Marengo	30 May 2010	England, J. Kevin 2419	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00040027	Tuscaloosa	30 Jun 1936	Harper, Roland M. 3531	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
JSU126537	Barbour	27 Jun 1978	Kral, Robert 62158	JSU Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
SAMF0004881	Sumter	31 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6078	SAMF Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UNA00040035	Greene	03 Jun 1968	Thomas, Joab L. 1683	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UNA00040028	Pickens	04 Jul 1986	Horn, Charles N. 1114	UNA Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
TROY000037354	Russell	20 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24257	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0010894	Lowndes	23 May 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23056	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
SAMF0004880	Bullock	12 Jun 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1126	SAMF Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000014699	Hale	23 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4469	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0010877	Bullock	17 May 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23049	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000038537	Bullock	06 Jun 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1628	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0011654	Pickens	27 Jun 2013	Keener, Brian R. 7995	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000037310	Dallas	19 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7269	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
JSU126538	Shelby	18 Jun 1999	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10634b	JSU Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000020942	Fayette	14 Jun 2002	Keener, Brian R. 2191	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0045400	Macon	06 Jun 2018	Soehren, Eric C. 561	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000032620	Sumter	31 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6078	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald.
ALNHS00001210	Lowndes	07 Jun 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP#571	ALNHS Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0057060	Dallas	07 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 12948	UWAL Physostegia angustofolia Fernald
UWAL0002090	Montgomery	23 May 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21353	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
UWAL0014003	Montgomery	14 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24253	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000034750	Bullock	17 May 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23049	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0006497	Hale	23 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4469	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fern.
TROY000006544	Bullock	29 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17680	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
UWAL0030919	Sumter	20 May 1993	Kral, Robert 82347	UWAL Physostegia angustifolia Fernald
TROY000034987	Greene	11 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4603	TROY Physostegia angustifolia Fernald

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Physostegia angustifolia

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