Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Lamioideae |
Scientific name | Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum denticulata (Aiton) Britton; Dracocephalum denticulatum Aiton; Dracocephalum formosior (Lunell) Rydberg; Dracocephalum lancifolium Moench; Dracocephalum louisianum Lemaire; Dracocephalum speciosum Sweet; Dracocephalum virginianum L.; Dracocephalum virginianum L. var. granulosum (Fassett) Core; Dracocephalum virginianum L. var. speciosum (Sweet) Farwell; Physostegia formosior Lunell forma alba J. W. Moore; Physostegia granulosa Fassett; Physostegia imbricata Hooker; Physostegia latidens House; Physostegia nivea Lundell; Physostegia praemorsa Shinners; Physostegia serotina Shinners; Physostegia speciosa (Sweet) Sweet; Physostegia speciosa (Sweet) Sweet var. glabriflora Fassett; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham forma alba (J. W. Moore) B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham forma candida Benke; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham forma denticulata (Aiton) Bentham ex Siebert & Voss; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham forma speciosa (Sweet) Bentham ex Siebert & Voss; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham subsp. praemorsa (Shinners) Cantino; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. arenaria Shimek; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. denticulata (Aiton) A. Gray; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. elongata B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. formosior (Lunell) B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. granulosa (Fassett) Fernald; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. ledinghamii B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. obovata (Elliott) A. Gray; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. parviflora (Nuttall ex A. Gray) B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. reducta B. Boivin; Physostegia virginiana (L.) Bentham var. speciosa (Sweet) A. Gray |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hana-tora-no-o (ハナトラノオ, 花虎尾 [meaning: floweriing tiger tail]), kaku-tora-no-o (カクトラノオ, 角虎尾 [meaning: box flower tiger tail] |
(English common name) false dragonhead, obedient plant | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA, Mexico | |
Habitat | Swamp, wet field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
Description | Plants electing 40-100cm tall. Flowers pale purple, pink or white corollas ca. 2-3cm long, flowering in June to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. |
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. | |
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. | |
Hydroxamic acid esters and plant growth regulation therewith (US Patent 5228899/1993) | |
Plant growth regulator containing a phthalimide derivative (US Patent 5346879/1994) | |
Plant extracts and compositions comprizing extracellular protease inhibitors (WIPO Patent WO/2002/069992) | |
Plant extract having matrix metalloprotease inhibiting activity and dermatological uses thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2006/053415) | |
Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as a garden plant) |
July 2008 at swamp |
July 2008 at swamp |
July 2008 at swamp |