| 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 |