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Red-leaf phyllostegia(No known Hawaiian name)Lamiaceae (Mint family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Phyllostegia is a near endemic Hawaiian genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. There is one species in Tahiti, (Phyllostegia tahitensis), one in Tonga (P. tongaensis), and 32 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.Phyllostegia are among the over 60 species of Hawaiian scentless mints, found nowhere else on the planet! EtymologyThe generic name Phyllostegia is from the Greek phyllon, leaf, and stego, cover, probably in reference to the leaf-like calyx lobes enclosing the flower in the type species P. vestita.The specific epithet renovans is named for the "renovations" or small leaves on stems next the the flowers.
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Corsican mintLamiaceaeThis tiny plant is native to Corsica, Sardinia, France, and mainland Italy.Oregon, USA (Cultivated)
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Bishop, California, United States
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San Antonino El Alto, Oaxaca, Mexico
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The yellow Chinese Hat Plant has a Himalayan origin, but has been planted across the tropics and widely naturalized. Photo from Panama.
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The Nature Station Wildflower Garden, Land Between The Lakes, Trigg County, Kentucky, US
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Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Mount View Cedar Glade State Natural Area, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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Phinahina or Beach vitexLamiaceae (Mint family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Kahoolawe). Naturalized only in southeastern states along the east and gulf coasts.Photo: Oahu (Cultivated)Phinahina leaves are aromatic with a sage-like spicy odor when crushed and smelling much like the simpleleaf vitex (Vitex trifolia) frequently used in Hawaiian landscaping as hedges. Other descriptions of the leaf fragrance are black pepper, basil, minty, and fir trees or "like being in a forest."EtymologyThe generic name Vitex is derived from the Latin viere, to bind or twist, in reference to the flexible creeping stems of some species.The specific epithet rotundifolia is from the Latin rotundatus, rounded, and folius, leaves, in reference to the round-shaped leaves of this species.NPH00002
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Vitex_rotundifolia
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Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Glenbrook, Nevada, United States
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A close look at the individual flower of the Pagoda Plant in Borneo.
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Known as Munz's Sage; native to northern Baja and adjacent California. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.