Dicerandra radfordiana

Dicerandra radfordiana, or Radford's balm,[1] is an annual species of Dicerandra native to Eastern Georgia. It is found along the Altamaha River bluffs where deep, well drained sands are common. Only 2 populations are currently known, with one on public land and another, on private land, where it is protected by a conservation easement. The size of each population varies from year to year depending on the amount of rainfall[2]

Dicerandra radfordiana

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Dicerandra
Species:
D. radfordiana
Binomial name
Dicerandra radfordiana
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Dicerandra radfordiana exhibit at Callaway Gardens

References

  1. "Dicerandra radfordiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. "Dicerandra radfordiana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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