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Dicerandra linearifolia (Elliott)Benth. var. robustior Huck
Coastalplain Balm
Florida native
An occasional plant of sandhills from the central Florida panhandle to the upper Suwannee River area, plus Alachua and Duval Counties. Coastalplain balm also occurs in Georgia.
The robustior variety has a red to bright purple corolla with reddish-brown anthers while the linearifolia variety has white to pale purple corolla and bright yellow anthers. The lighter flower variety is found in the western and north-central panhandle with its Florida range only overlapping the robustior variety in Jackson County.
Dicerandra linearifolia is a member of the Lamiaceae - Mint family.
Other species of the Dicerandra genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Dicerandra cornutissima - LONGSPUR BALM
Dicerandra thinicola - TITUSVILLE BALM
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Apr 19, 2024
