Physostegia godfreyi

Physostegia godfreyi, the Appalachicola dragonhead or Godfrey's false dragonhead, is a flowering plant endemic to the southern part of the Florida panhandle[1] from Walton County to Wakulla County. A short-lived perennial it grows up to 1.5 feet tall. It grows in open wet savanna.[2] It is in the mint (Lamiaceae) family and produces nutlets. It produces lavender purple flowers with darker veins.[3]

Physostegia godfreyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Physostegia
Species:
P. godfreyi
Binomial name
Physostegia godfreyi
P.D.Cantino

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