Physostegia virginiana




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
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July 2008
at swamp
July 2008
at swamp