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Blephilia, the pagoda plant or wood mint, is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to eastern North America.[1][2] Blephilia are most often found in open areas, glades, and mesic forests. All species of Blephilia are considered threatened or endangered in some states. [3] [4][5]
| Blephilia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Downy pagoda-plant (Blephilia ciliata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Blephilia (L.) Raf. |
The genus includes only perennial species that spread by both seeds and through stem division. Small white to purple-lavender flowers occur in inflorescences that cluster in the upper leaf axils, often in several circular layers (hence the common name pagoda-plant). Leaves are generally lanceolate to ovate and vary in shades of green. Leaves are either petiolate or subsessile (depending on the species).[5] Like many other members of the subtribe Menthinae, all parts of Blephilia are highly aromatic when crushed and have smells similar to menthol and spearmint.
Species
- Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth. – downy pagoda-plant – widespread from Texas and Florida north to Quebec and Ontario
- Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth. – hairy pagoda-plant – widespread from Texas and Georgia north to Quebec and Ontario
- Blephilia subnuda Simmers & Kral – Cumberland pagoda-plant – endemic to northeastern Alabama
References
- "Blephilia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- "Blephilia". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Blephilia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved July 16, 2007.
- "Blephilia". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 16, 2007.
- Simmers, Richard W.; Kral, Robert (1992). "A NEW SPECIES OF BLEPHILIA (LAMIACEAE) FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA". Rhodora. 94 (877): 1–14. ISSN 0035-4902.
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Blephilia es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Lamiaceae. es originario de Norteamérica.[1] Comprende 12 especies descritas y de estas, solo 3 aceptadas.[2]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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