Conradina canescens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Conradina
Species: Conradina canescens
Name

Conradina canescens (A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 295 (1870)
Synonyms

Basionym
Calamintha canescens Torr. & A.Gray ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 229 (1848), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
Conradina puberula Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 469 (1898).
Conradina brevifolia Shinners, Sida 1: 88 (1962).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southeastern USA
SE. Mississippi to NW. Florida.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Gray, A. (1870) Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 8:295.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Conradina canescens in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Conradina canescens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Conradina canescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Conradina canescens. Published online. Accessed: Apr 19 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Conradina canescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19.

Vernacular names
English: alse rosemary

Conradina canescens, commonly called false rosemary,[1] is a shrub in the mint family. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is restricted to coastal areas of Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.[2] Its natural habitat is sandhills, coastal scrub, and flatwoods.[3]

This species a shrub that produces light purple flowers. It is distinguished from other Conradina by its linear, revolute leaves that are densely gray-pubescent.[3]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Conradina canescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
"Conradina canescens". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".