Dicerandra
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Dicerandra is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family
. They are native to the southeastern United States, with several being endemic to Florida
. The genus is characterized by hornlike spurs on their anthers.
Species include:
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
. They are native to the southeastern United States, with several being endemic to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The genus is characterized by hornlike spurs on their anthers.
Species include:
- Dicerandra christmaniiDicerandra christmaniiDicerandra christmanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Garrett's mint, yellow scrub balm, and Lake Wales balm. It is endemic to Highlands County, Florida, in the United States, where it is known from only four sites on the Lake Wales Ridge...
- Garett's mint - Dicerandra cornutissimaDicerandra cornutissimaDicerandra cornutissima is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name longspurred mint, longspurred balm, and Robin's mint. It is endemic to Florida in the United States. It is found in Marion County, and possibly Sumter County, but it may have been totally...
- - Dicerandra densiflora -
- Dicerandra frutescensDicerandra frutescensDicerandra frutescens is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names scrub mint and scrub balm. It is endemic to Highlands County, Florida, where it is known only from the Lake Wales Ridge. Its habitat is quickly being lost as it is converted to residential and...
- scrub mint - Dicerandra immaculataDicerandra immaculataDicerandra immaculata is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Lakela's mint, Olga's mint, and spotless balm. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is known only from Indian River and St. Lucie Counties...
- Lakela's mint - Dicerandra linearifolia - coastal plain mint
- Dicerandra modesta
- Dicerandra odoratissima - rose balm
- Dicerandra radfordiana - Radford's balm
- Dicerandra thinicola - Titusville mint