Common name
English: False dragonhead, Obedient plant
German: Virginische Gelenkblume
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Physostegia (1)
Epithet: virginiana (L.) Benth. (4)
Synonyms: Dracocephalum denticulatum Aiton, Dracocephalum formosius (Lunell) Rydb., Dracocephalum louisianum Lem., Dracocephalum speciosum Sweet, Dracocephalum virginianum L., Physostegia denticulata (Aiton) Britton, Physostegia formosior Lunell, Physostegia granulosa Fassett, Physostegia imbricata Hook., Physostegia latidens House, Physostegia nivea Lundell, Physostegia speciosa (Sweet) Sweet, Prasium coccineum Walter
coccineum => scarlet
denticulata => with minute teeth
denticulatum => with minute teeth
formosior => beautiful, handsome
formosius => beautiful, handsome
granulosa => granular, composed of grains
imbricata => tiled, or to appear like over-lapping tiles
latidens => broad-toothed
louisianum => from Lousisna, USA
nivea => snow white
speciosa => beautiful
speciosum => beautiful
virginiana => from Virginia, North America
virginianum => from Virginia, North America
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink