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Phyllostegia floribunda

Phyllostegia floribunda Benth.

Hawaii Phyllostegia

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s): Phyllostegia floribunda var. forbesii, Phyllostegia forbesii, Phyllostegia villosa

USDA Symbol: PHFL6

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Drupaceous nutlets, dark green to black.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Maroon to red, white at base. May bloom any time of year under the right conditions.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Mesic to wet forests.

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii

Additional resources

USDA: Find Phyllostegia floribunda in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phyllostegia floribunda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phyllostegia floribunda

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-20
Research By: CBR

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